Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  That is right, it does not render it null and void.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  In the event that there are two bills, even if the subjects are different, it so happens that the same provisions are amended. Corrective amendments are made to bills during the legislative process. That is common practice and is to be expected.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The first motion on the order of precedence is motion M-432. It's a motion with respect to the enrollment and the registration process for the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation band. It refers to an agreement that has been concluded between the Qalipu Mi’kmaq and the Government of Cana

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The second motion, M-408, will condemn discrimination against females occurring through sex-selective pregnancy termination. There are only a couple of lines. This motion will ask the House to condemn discrimination against females occurring through sex-selective pregnancy term

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  When it comes to federal jurisdiction, this is a criterion that is particularly relevant when dealing with bills. Indeed, motions do not establish prescriptive criteria. It only means that the House of Commons gives its opinion on the subject. This calls on the House's right to d

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Yes indeed, the first criterion reads as follows: “1. Bills and motions must not concern questions that are outside federal jurisdiction.” The second criterion reads as follows: “2. Bills and motions must not clearly violate the Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982 [...]”. Indeed th

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  There is some overlapping between the criteria given that the distribution of jurisdictions is part of the Constitution Act, 1867.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Motion M-312 instructed the committee to carry out a study, whereas in this case, the House is giving its opinion on a certain practice. The committee is free to interpret the criterion as it wishes, but I simply wanted to clarify that point.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Bill C-461 would amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, with regard to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the Privacy Act, with regard to the definition of “personal information”. This bill does not concern questions outside federal jurisdiction.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Bill C-458 would designate the last seven days of February as National Charities Week. It would also amend the Income Tax Act to extend the deadline for charitable, crown, cultural, and ecological gifts until the end of February. This bill does not concern questions that are out

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Motion M-400 asks for the opinion of the House regarding the fact that the government should study the possibility of establishing financial support programs that would bring up to standard the septic systems of homes not connected to a sanitation system. This motion does not co

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Bill C-266 would designate the second day of April in each and every year as Pope John Paul II Day. The bill does not concern questions outside federal jurisdiction and does not clearly violate the Constitution, including the charter. It does not concern items that have already

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Motion M-412 concerns a government loan guarantee to the Lower Churchill hydroelectric projet. This motion does not concern questions outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution, including the charter. It does not concern questions that are substan

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Bill C-460 would implement a sodium reduction strategy for Canada. This bill does not concern questions outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution, including the charter. It does not concern questions that are substantially the same as ones alre

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The next bill is Bill C-464. This bill would amend the Canada Labour Code with respect to a leave of absence, and the Employment Insurance Act with respect to parental benefits in the case of multiple births and adoptions. This bill does not concern questions outside federal ju