Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Bill C-267 would enact the Canada Water Preservation Act, primarily by prohibiting or imposing restrictions on the removal of water in bulk. This item does not concern questions that are outside federal jurisdiction; it does not clearly violate other provisions of the Constituti

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  I reviewed the literature on the water law, and both provincial and federal levels of government can legislate in this regard. At this stage, at the beginning of the process, to conclude that the bill is unconstitutional, there could be arguments.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Bill C-293 would amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to allow the commissioner to designate an offender as a vexatious complainant. This item does not concerns questions that are outside federal jurisdiction; it does not clearly violate other provisions of the Cons

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  If I might, I'll add some clarification. You may recall that during the 39th Parliament there was a bill sponsored by Mr. Silva that was deemed non-votable. Mr. Goodyear was then chair of PROC. Mr. Silva filed his appeal to PROC within the five-day timeline, but he appeared befo

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Just on the question of procedure, when this subcommittee reports a bill as non-votable, there's an appeal to the full committee. The committee, PROC, had witnesses appear before it when it was looking at bills in the past, so this is one thing. Also, with respect to criteria num

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Exactly.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Given the way it's written, this bill could not be given such an interpretation. It's important to realize that federal jurisdiction regarding debt priority ranking is limited to certain well-defined areas, such as bankruptcy, tax collection and banks. If someone tried to do ind

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  What I'm saying is that the pith and substance of the bill belongs to the provincial jurisdiction. Therefore, based on criterion number one, the subcommittee could have grounds to designate the bill as non-votable.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  In the past, since I have been assigned to this committee, the committee has sometimes delayed a decision on a bill. I was not here during the 38th Parliament when the expert witness appeared.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  It's possible. It's really up to the committee.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Bill C-215 would amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act with respect to the deduction of Canada Pension Plan benefits from the annuity payable under each of these acts. This bill does not concern questions that are

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Bill C 292 would amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to provide that any monetary amount awarded to an offender pursuant to a legal action or proceeding be paid to victims and other designated beneficiaries. As regards to this bill, I have doubts as to the federal

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  A single day could involve several events. In any case, that would not make the bill unconstitutional.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  This bill will amend the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act in order to allow individuals to import wine for their personal use from one province to another. This bill does not concern questions that are outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constit

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  This bill will amend the Canadian Human Rights Act in order to repeal some provisions about hate messages. This bill does not concern questions that are outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution, including the charter. It does not concern questi