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Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Bill C-429 would amend the Radiocommunication Act and the Telecommunications Act with respect to antenna system infrastructures. Basically, the bill legislatively codifies a circular policy already applied by Industry Canada. This bill does not appear to be outside federal juris

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Motion M-386 seeks the guidance of the House on the Indian Act as the embodiment of colonial and paternalistic policies, which have denied First Nations their rights and fair share in resources. It essentially asks that the act be eliminated. This motion does not appear to viola

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Mr. Toone, are you talking about the requirements to publish by-laws?

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  I am going to quickly talk about the impact of section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. At this point, since the criterion is clearly constitutional and since we are citing a treaty, it could obviously have some impact, but that has to be claimed and demonstrated. In some cases,

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Motion M-385 seeks the creation of a House of Commons committee whose mandate would be to develop a national bullying prevention strategy. This motion does not appear to be outside federal jurisdiction. It does not appear to violate the Constitution, including the Charter. This m

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  This bill would amend the Patent Act to make it easier to manufacture and export pharmaceutical products to developing countries. It seeks to eliminate some of the administrative constraints under Canada's Access to Medicine Regime. This bill does not appear to be outside federa

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Bill C-400 seeks to establish a roadmap in order to develop a national housing strategy. The measures set out in this bill do not appear to violate the Constitution, including the Charter. They also appear to be within federal jurisdiction. There is no similar private member's bi

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  This bill amends the Indian Act to require band councils to publish their by-laws, repeals certain outdated provisions of the Act and requires the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs to report annually on the work undertaken to develop new legislation to replace the Indian Ac

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  I'm not sure there is a criterion or given threshold upon which summary procedure is no longer permitted. With regard to the criteria, this committee is—

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  I mentioned the bill. If you look on the first page, at the proposed paragraphs 500(5)(a) and (b), the first of those paragraphs is with respect to summary convictions, and the amount of the maximum fine is increased to $20,000. The second paragraph is with respect to conviction

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  This motion calls on the House of Commons to express its support for various measures regarding Canadian firefighters. This motion does not appear to be outside federal jurisdiction. It does not appear to violate the Constitution, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Free

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  This motion calls upon the House of Commons to express the opinion that the government should further the success of its 2006 blue sky policy. This motion does not appear to be outside federal jurisdiction. It does not appear to violate the Constitution, including the Canadian Ch

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  That meeting could have been in camera, so I'm reluctant to—

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  I recall Ms. Hoeppner's bill, and at the time there was also Breitkreuz's bill. Mr. Breitkreuz's bill had been dropped from the order paper the day before the subcommittee met. When the subcommittee met, Mr. Breitkreuz's bill was no longer in existence.

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The criterion is that it must not have been voted on. Mr. Breitkreuz's bill had not been voted on; it had been dropped.

June 19th, 2012Committee meeting

Sebastian Spano