Finance committee  To follow up with a little more detail about process, the bill also states that the treaty will enter into force after the deposit of five instruments for ratification, acceptance or approval. How many instruments of ratification have been deposited by Canada thus far?

Finance committee  I'm just trying to be clear here. At what step in the process is Canada? Other countries have deposited their instruments. When would we deposit our ratification notice?

Finance committee  What's our next opportunity to have this come into force? When you say it could be in the summer, are there deadlines, specific openings where this is done?

Finance committee  I'd like some clarification. You're talking about September 2018, which is already past. Did you mean 2019?

Finance committee  Okay. I wondered about that. I just thought we needed to get that on record. We missed a big window there, then.

Finance committee  Okay. So we're really clear about this for the record, could you clarify what those timelines are and what our opportunity is? I'd really appreciate it.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you for coming. I have a few questions on the bill that I'm hoping you'll be able to answer. First, the bill states that the MLI convention “shall be open for signature” as of mid-December 2016. What's the process for Canada to bring this

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. There were a couple of things that jumped out on this. One is the ability to be dynamic and nimble with the regulations, and that they allow for that response. There was one specific example. If regulated vessel speed restrictions are in place for a specifi

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. One of the challenges of this proposed amendment is that it could limit the ability to urgently address marine safety or environmental risk. Also, the current interim order authority sought in the legislation provides flexibility to address a range of risks

Finance committee  Can I just get a point of clarification? Mr. Julian keeps talking about having so many things, and he's pulling back amendments because of time. As I look at the clock, I think we still have four and a half hours to go and only half a dozen amendments, so unless Mr. Julian's pro

Finance committee  Thank you. I think one of the things we have to remember is that this minimum requirement of three consecutive months of attachment to a workplace is for all the leaves under the act. It's maternity leave. It's bereavement leave. It's all of the leaves, so it would make it incon

Finance committee  I'll just reiterate that my colleague's comments still stand and also that the current legislation does provide the minister flexibility to create or to designate a single not-for-profit organization. The ability for the minister to do that is already in the bill. I will leave th

Finance committee  The amendment provides for potentially greater access to the registry by prescribed persons or entities with the required affidavit. The scope of the register is consistent with the statute's current framework. I'm going back to my previous comments about this being part of the

Finance committee  Thank you, Chair. Similar to my prior comments, this amendment would add new and potentially expansive elements to the act. It would address an outcome not yet addressed through the ongoing federal-provincial-territorial discussions on the beneficial ownership transparency. It

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. A couple of things in the amendment I think need to be put on the table, if you will. One changes a modest penalty for what could be a corporate record-keeping administrative error, increasing the fine from not exceeding $5,000 to not exceeding $500,000. W