HAFF Committee Meeting

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 22

Wednesday, December 1st, 1999

The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met at 3:48 p.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Derek Lee, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Eleni Bakopanos, Stéphane Bergeron, Ray Bonin, Marlene Catterall, Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Bob Kilger, Gar Knutson, Derek Lee, Carolyn Parrish, Jerry Pickard, John Richardson and John Solomon.

Acting Members present: Judi Longfield for Ray Bonin to 4:37 p.m.; Judi Longfield for Bob Kilger from 4:37 p.m.; Ted White for Chuck Strahl; Rob Anders for Randy White; Yves Rocheleau for Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral from 4:50 to 5:10 p.m.

In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Research Officer.

Witnesses: From the Privy Council Office: Michael Peirce, Director of Legal Operations, Legislation and House Planning/Counsel; Isabelle Mondou, Counsel, Legislation and House Planning/Counsel. From the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer: Tom McMahon, Acting Director, Legal Services and Registrar of Political Parties; Diane Bruyère, Assistant Director of Operations; Janice Vézina, Director of Election Financing.

Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Tuesday, October 19, 1999, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-2, An Act respecting the election of members to the House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, October 26, 1999 , Meeting No. 3).

The Committee proceeded to Clause-by-Clause consideration of the Bill.

Pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), consideration of Clause 1 is postponed.

On motion of Gar Knutson, it was agreed, - That the Committee give priority to NDP motions at this meeting.

On Clause 49,

John Solomon moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 49, be amended by replacing lines 27 and 28 on page 26 with the following:

"date of birth, civic address, mailing address, occupation and telephone number; and"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Clause 49 stood.

On Clause 56,

John Solomon moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 56, be amended by replacing lines 20 and 21 on page 28 with the following:

"surname, given names, sex, civic address, mailing address, occupation or telephone number for the purpose of having"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS:

John Solomon -- (1)

NAYS:

Marlene Catterall

Gar Knutson

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard

John Richardson -- (6)

Clauses 56 and 57 stood.

Clause 128 stood.

Clause 409 stood.

On Clause 538,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 538, be amended by replacing lines 16 to 18 on page 231 with the following:

"538. (1) Each polling division shall contain no more than 350 electors."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Clause 538 stood.

On Clause 539,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 539, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 13 on page 232 with the following:

"(ii) coincides with or includes the whole"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 539 stood.

On the new Clause ( 553.1 )

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2 be amended by adding after line 26 on page 238 the following new clause:

"553.1 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations defining the expressions "satisfactory proof of identity" and "satisfactory proof of residence".
(2) No regulation made by the Governor in Council under this Act shall come into force unless it has been approved by the committee of the House of Commons that normally considers matters relating to procedure and house affairs."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Clause 553 stood.

On Clause 555,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 555, be amended by replacing line 15 on page 239 with the following:

"it is based in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 555 stood.

On Clause 556,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 556, be amended by replacing lines 30 and 31 on page 239 with the following:

"556. Upon the coming into force of this Act"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Clause 556 stood.

On Clause 560,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, - That Bill C-2, in Clause 560, be amended

(a) by replacing line 36 on page 240 with the following:

"(3) Subject to subsection (3.01), there may be deducted from the tax"

(b) by adding after line 20 on page 241 the following:

"(3.01) Where a taxpayer has made a monetary contribution in the year to a registered party or to a candidate whose nomination has been confirmed in an election of a member or members to serve in the House of Commons of Canada and the taxpayer cannot deduct the monetary contribution under that subsection because there was no income tax payable by the taxpayer in the year, the taxpayer is entitled to receive a refund, in respect of the monetary contribution corresponding to an amount calculated in accordance with the formula set out in paragraphs (3)(a) to (c), provided the taxpayer has filed a receipt in respect of each monetary contribution with the Minister as required under subsection (3)."

The Chair advised Mr. Bergeron that his proposed amendment required a Royal Recommendation and was ruled out of order. Subsequently Stéphane Bergeron was permitted to withdraw his motion. 

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 560, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 44 and 45 on page 241 with the following:

"the terms "official agent", "registered agent", "registered party" and "writ" have the meanings"

(b) by replacing lines 1 to 6 on page 242 with the following:

"Canada Elections Act.
(4.01) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
"candidate" means a person whom a returning officer has, under subsection 71(1) of the Canada Elections Act, confirmed as a candidate in an election.
"election" means an election of a member or members to serve in the House of Commons of Canada.
"prospective candidate" means a person who is confirmed as a candidate in an election by a returning officer under subsection 71(1) of the Canada Elections Act, during the time from the writ is issued for that election until the day the person is confirmed as a candidate in that election by a returning officer under subsection 71(1) of the Canada Elections Act."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Gar Knutson moved, - That Bill C-2, in Clause 560, be amended by replacing lines 5 and 6 on page 243 with the following:

"a person who is candidate in an election or to that person while he or she was a prospective candidate in that election", shall be read as references to"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Eleni Bakopanos moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 560, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 15 to 20 on page 241 with the following:

"is included in the total is proven by filing with the Minister, a receipt that contains prescribed information and is signed
(a) where the contribution was made to a registered party, by a registered agent of the party
(i) who is not an electoral district agent

(b) by replacing lines 43 and 44 on page 241 with the following:

or
(ii) who is the party's electoral district agent for the electoral district where the contribution was made, or
(b) where the contribution was made to a candidate whose nomination has been confirmed, by the official agent of the candidate."

(c) by adding after line 6 on page 242 the following:

"(4) In subsections (3), (3.1), (3.2), (4.1) and (4.01), the terms "electoral district", "official agent", "registered agent"";

"(4.01) In subsection (3), "electoral district agent" means a person appointed under subsection 375(2) of the Canada Elections Act to act as a registered agent in an electoral district."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 560, be amended by replacing, in the English version, lines 3 and 4 on page 242 with the following:

"firmed" means a person whom the returning officer has, under subsection 71(1)"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 560, as amended, carried on division.

On Clause 2,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in clause 2, be amended by replacing line 44 on page 4 with the following:

"surname, given names, telephone number, where available and not confidential, civic address and "

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 36 to 39 on page 6 with the following:

"their working hours."

By unanimous consent, the motion was withdrawn.

Clause 2 carried on the following recorded division:

YEAS:

Marlene Catterall

Bob Kilger

Gar Knutson

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard

John Richardson -- (7)

NAYS:

Stéphane Bergeron

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral

Ted White -- (3)

Clause 4 carried.

Clause 13 carried on the following recorded division:

YEAS:

Eleni Bakopanos

Ray Bonin

Marlene Catterall

Judi Longfield

Gar Knutson

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard

John Richardson -- (8)

NAYS:

Stéphane Bergeron

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral -- (2)

 

On the new Clause ( 24.2 )

Ted White moved, -- That Bill C-2 be amended by adding after line 13 on page 17 the following new clause:

"24.1 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall hold a competition for the selection of qualified candidates for the purposes of the appointment of returning officers under subsection 24(1).
Competition to be open to public
(2) A competition held under subsection (1) shall be open to all qualified electors, other than persons referred to in subsection 22(3).
(3) The Chief Electoral Officer shall give such notice of a proposed competition as in his or her opinion will give qualified electors a reasonable opportunity of making an application for the position of returning officer.
(4) Applications for the position of returning officer shall be in the prescribed form and shall be made at the prescribed time and verified in the prescribed manner.
(5) The Chief Electoral Officer shall examine and consider all applications for the position of returning officer received within the time prescribed for the receipt of applications and shall select the highest ranking candidates in the competition from among the qualified applicants for the purposes of subsection (4).
24.2 The Chief Electoral Officer may make regulations
(a) prescribing any thing that may be prescribed by section 24.1;
(b) defining the expression "qualified" for the purposes of section 24.1; and
(c) that the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary to carry out and give effect to section 24.1."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS:

Eleni Bakopanos

Stéphane Bergeron

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral

Ted White -- (4)

NAYS:

Ray Bonin

Marlene Catterall

Gar Knutson

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard

John Richardson -- (7)

Clause 24 carried.

Clause 16 carried on the following recorded division:

YEAS:

Eleni Bakopanos

Ray Bonin

Marlene Catterall

Gar Knutson

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard

John Richardson -- (8)

NAYS:

Stéphane Bergeron

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral -- (2)

On Clause 17,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, - That Bill C-2, in clause 17, be amended by replacing lines 21 to 22 on page 12 with the following:

"not be able to vote, the Chief Electoral Officer extend the voting hours at the polling station for a period of time equivalent to the period during which the polling station had to be closed because of the emergency, as long as it does not in any case"

The amendment was stood.

Clause 17 stood.

Clause 18 stood.

Clause 19 carried.

Clause 23 carried on division.

Clause 24 carried.

Clause 25 carried on division.

On Clause 26,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 26, be amended by replacing lines 30 to 34 on page 17 with the following:

"(2) The father, mother, child, spouse's child, brother, half-brother, sister, half-sister, uncle, aunt, cousin, nephew, niece, employee of, or a person who lives with, a returning officer shall not be appointed as an assistant returning officer."

By unanimous consent, the motion was withdrawn.

Clause 26 carried.

Clause 28 carried on division.

On Clause 36,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 36, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 25 on page 21 with the following:

" scrutateurs et des greffiers du scrutin manquants à partir "

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 36, as amended, carried on division.

On Clause 128,

John Solomon moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 128, be amended by:

(a) replacing line 18 on page 55 with the following:

"128. (1) The voting hours on polling day are"

(b) adding after line 28 on page 55 the following:

"(2) Despite section (1), if polling day is during a time of the year when the rest of the country is observing daylight saving time, the voting hours in Saskatchewan are

(a) in the case of an electoral district in the Central time zone, from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and

(b) in the case of an electoral district in the Mountain time zone, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 128, as amended, carried.

On Clause 161,

John Solomon moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 161, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 2 to 4 on page 66 with the following:

"list of electors may register in person on polling day if

(a) the elector provides satisfactory proof of identity and residence; or

(b) the elector takes an oath in the prescribed form and is accompanied by an elector whose name appears on the list of electors for the same polling division and who vouches for him or her on oath in the prescribed form."

(b) by adding the following after line 27 on page 66:

"(6) No elector shall vouch under paragraph (1)(b) for more than one elector at an election."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 161, as amended, carried on division.

On Clause 39,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 39, be amended by replacing lines 25 to 33 on page 22 with the following:

"(4) The returning officer shall, as far as possible, appoint half of the registration officers from among the persons recommended by each of the candidates under subsection (3). If either of those candidates did not provide a sufficient number of names of suitable persons, his or her registered party's remaining share of the appointments shall be made from among the names solicited by the returning officer from other sources."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted on division.

Clause 39, as amended, carried on division.

On Clause 47,

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, - That Clause 47 be reconsidered.

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 47, be amended by replacing line 42 on page 25 with the following:

"under this Act, other than information in relation to an elector with respect to whom an application has been granted under subsection 233(1.1)."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 47, as amended, carried.

On Clause 49,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 49, be amended by replacing line 29 on page 26 with the following:

"(c) proof of Canadian citizenship and place of residence supported by official documents."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived on division.

Clause 49 carried on the following recorded division:

YEAS:

Eleni Bakopanos

Marlene Catterall

Gar Knutson

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard

John Richardson -- (7)

NAYS:

Rob Anders

Stéphane Bergeron

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral -- (3)

On Clause 52,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in clause 52, be amended

(a) by replacing line 9 on page 27 with the following:

"52. (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall delete "

(b) by replacing lines 16 to 17 on page 27 with the following:

"52(2) The Chief Electoral Officer may delete from the Register of Electors the name of any person who fails to comply with a request referred to in paragraph 51 (b) within the 60 days."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 52, as amended, carried.

On Clause 53,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in clause 53, be amended by replacing line 21 on page 27 with the following:

"shall be used only for electoral"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Clause 53 carried on division.

Clauses 56 and 57 carried.

At 6:38 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:03 p.m., the sitting resumed.

On Clause 17,

Debate followed on Stéphane Bergeron's proposed amendment. It was agreed to stand the amendment to later in the meeting.

Clause 17 stood.

On Clause 18,

Ted White moved, - That Bill C-2 be amended by adding after line 44 on page 12 the following:

"18.1 The Chief Electoral Officer may carry out studies on voting, including studies respecting alternative voting means, and may devise and test an electronic voting process for future use in a general election or a by-election provided that the process may not be used for an official vote without the prior approval of the committee of the House of Commons that normally considers electoral matters.

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 18, as amended, carried.

On Clause 66,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 66, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 4 and 5 on page 34 with the following:

"replaced by a nickname by which the prospective candidate is publicly known, other than a nickname that could be confused with the name of a political party,"

(b) by adding the following after line 22 on page 34:

"(4) If the returning officer is of the opinion that a nickname referred to in paragraph (2)(b) could be confused with the name of a political party, he or she shall notify the Chief Electoral Officer, who shall determine whether the nickname may be used as provided in that paragraph."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 66, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 7 on page 34 with the following:

"(b) the name or part of the name shall not be replaced by a nickname;"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Clause 66, as amended, carried on division.

On Clause 67,

Ted White moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 67, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 35 with the following:

"(a) a deposit of $200;"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS:

Rob Anders

Ted White -- (2)

NAYS:

Ray Bonin

Marlene Catterall

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard

John Richardson

John Solomon -- (7)

Clause 67 carried on division.

On Clause 81,

By unanimous consent,.it was agreed, - That Clause 81, previously carried, be reconsidered.

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 81, be amended by replacing lines 20 to 25 on page 38 with the following:

"apartment building, condominium building or other multiple residence, other than a dwelling-house for persons under reasonable apprehension of bodily harm , may prevent a candidate or his or her representative, between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., from

(a) in the case of an apartment building or condominium building, canvassing at the doors to the apartments or units, as the case may be; or"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 81, as amended, carried.

On Clause 93,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in clause 93, be amended by replacing line 23 on page 40 with the following:

"contain only the names, telephone number, where available and not confidential and addresses of"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.

Clause 93 carried.

On Clause 109,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 109, be amended by replacing lines 11 to 18 on page 47 with the following:

"(3) On the request of a candidate, the Chief Electoral Officer may provide a maximum of four additional printed copies of the final lists of electors."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 109, as amended, carried.

On Clause 138,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 138, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 13 on page 59 with the following:

"entirely in ink or entirely in black pencil"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 138, as amended, carried.

On Clause 233,

By unanimous consent, it was agreed,- That Clause 233, previously carried, be reconsidered.

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 233, be amended by adding after line 29 on page 94 the following:

"(1.1) An elector who would be under reasonable apprehension of bodily harm if he or she were to indicate the mailing address of his or her dwelling place for the purpose of paragraph (1)(d) may apply to the returning officer or special voting rules administrator to use another address for that purpose. The returning officer or special voting rules administrator, unless he or she considers that it would not be in the public interest to do so, shall grant the application and shall not reveal that other address except as required to send the special ballot to the elector. For greater certainty, the granting of the application does not change the elector's place of ordinary residence for the purposes of this Act."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 233, as amended, carried.

On the new Clause ( 243.1 )

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2 be amended by adding after line 10 on page 97 the following:

"243.1 (1) On application of an elector who is unable to read, or who is unable to vote in the manner described in this Division because of a physical disability, and who is unable to personally go to the office of the returning officer because of a physical disability, the designated election officer shall go to the elector's dwelling place and, in the presence of a witness who is chosen by the elector, assist the elector by

(a) completing the declaration on the outer envelope and writing the elector's name where the elector's signature is to be written; and

(b) marking the ballot as directed by the elector in the elector's presence.

(2) The election officer and the witness who assist an elector under subsection (1) shall indicate, by signing the note on the outer envelope, that the elector was assisted."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 243, as amended, carried.

On Clause 277,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 277, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 107 with the following:

"taken a vote under section 243 or 243.1, does not"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 277, as amended, carried.

On Clause 325,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 325, be amended by

(a) replacing line 25 on page 126 with the following:

"325. (1) No person shall prevent or impair the"

(b) adding after line 28 on page 126 the following:

"(2) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to

(a) the prevention or impairment, by a public authority, of an unlawful transmission; or

(b) the removal by an employee of a public authority of a billboard, poster or banner where the posting of it is a hazard to public safety."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was stood.

Clause 325 stood.

On Clause 346,

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, - That Clause 346, previously carried, be reconsidered.

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 346, be amended by replacing lines 1 to 18 on page 139 with the following:

"346. The Broadcasting Arbitrator shall, not later than two days after the issue of the writs for a general election, prepare and send to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission a set of guidelines respecting

(a) the allocation of or entitlement to broadcasting time under this Act;

(b) the procedures for booking broadcasting time by registered parties and eligible parties; and

(c) any other matters that may be pertinent to the conduct of broadcasters and network operators under this Act."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted on division.

Clause 346, as amended, carried on division.

On Clause 347,

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, - That Clause 347, previously carried, be reconsidered.

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 347, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 28 on page 139 with the following:

"347. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission shall, not later than four days after the issue of the writs for a general election, prepare a set of guidelines respecting the applicability of the Broadcasting Act and the regulations made under that Act to the conduct of broadcasters and network operators in relation to a general election and send them, together with the set of guidelines sent by the Broadcasting Arbitrator under section 346, to all broadcasters and network operators."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted on division.

Clause 347, as amended, carried on division.

Clause 382 carried on division.

Clause 405 stood.

On Clause 409,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 409, be amended by replacing lines 27 to 32 on page 164 with the following:

"ably incurred in relation to his or her campaign and include

(a) travel and living expenses,

(b) childcare expenses

(c) expenses relating to the provision of care for a person with a physical or mental incapacity for whom the candidate normally provides such care; and

(d) in the case of a candidate who has a disability, additional personal expenses that are related to the disability."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 409, be amended by adding after line 32 on page 164 the following:

"(1.1) Personal expenses of a candidate include expenses paid by the candidate
(a) as childcare costs; and
(b) to repay the interest on a loan made to the candidate."

By unanimous consent, the motion was withdrawn.

Clause 409, as amended, carried on division.

On Clause 424,

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, - That Clause 424, previously carried, be reconsidered.

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 424, be amended

(a) by replacing line 4 on page 171 with the following:

"district association or a trust fund established for the election of a candidate endorsed by the registered party, and that total amount;"

(b) by replacing lines 31 and 32 on page 171 with the following:

"to the candidate endorsed by the registered party, one of its electoral district associations or a trust fund established for the election of the candidate endorsed by the registered party;"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 424, as amended, carried.

On Clause 428,

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, - That Clause 428, previously carried, be reconsidered.

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 428, be amended by replacing lines 32 to 40 on page 173 with the following:

"from the registered party, a trust fund established for the election of a candidate endorsed by the registered party or its electoral district associations, by electoral district;

(e) a statement, in accordance with generally acceptable accounting principles, of the trust fund's assets and liabilities and any surplus or deficit;

(f) a statement, in accordance with generally acceptable accounting principles, of revenues and expenses;

(g) a statement, for each electoral district, of transfers of funds by the trust fund to an electoral district association, the candidate endorsed by the registered party or a trust fund established for the election of that candidate;"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 428, as amended, carried.

On Clause 435,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 435, be amended by replacing lines 27 and 28 on page 177 with the following:

"the registered party's election expenses as set out in"

After debate, by unanimous consent, the motion was withdrawn.

Clause 435 carried on the following recorded division:

YEAS:

Ray Bonin

Marlene Catterall

Gar Knutson

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard

John Richardson -- (7)

NAYS:

Rob Anders

Stéphane Bergeron

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral

Ted White -- (4)

On Clause 451,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 451, be amended by replacing line 15 on page 186 with the following:

"one of its trust funds, a trust fund established for the election of the candidate or an electoral district"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 451, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 23 on page 186 with the following:

"who contributed through a trust fund established for the election of the candidate or an electoral district association, the name and address of every contributor by class listed in paragraph (f) who made contributions of a total amount of more than $200 to that trust fund or electoral district association"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 451, as amended, carried on the following recorded division:

YEAS:

Stéphane Bergeron

Ray Bonin

Marlene Catterall

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral

Gar Knutson

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard

John Richardson -- (9)

NAYS:

Rob Anders

Ted White -- (2)

On Clause 489,

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, - That Clause 489, previously carried, be reconsidered.

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 489, be amended by adding after line 15 on page 204 the following:

"(a.1) contravenes subsection 161(6) (vouching for more than one elector);"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted on division.

Clause 489, as amended, carried on division.

Clause 497 carried.

Clause 537 carried.

Clause 538 carried on division.

Clause 539, as amended, carried.

Clause 553, as amended, carried on division.

Clause 555, as amended, carried.

Clause 556 carried.

Clause 557 carried on division.

Clause 560, as amended, carried on division.

Clause 561 carried on division.

Clause 562 carried on division.

Clause 576 carried.

On Clause 325,

Gar Knutson moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 325, be amended by

a) replacing line 25 on page 126 with the following:

"325. (1) No person shall prevent or impair the"

(b) adding after line 28 on page 126 the following:

"(2) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to

(a) the prevention or impairment, by a public authority, of an unlawful transmission; or

(b) the removal by an employee of a public authority of a billboard, poster or banner where the posting of it is a hazard to public safety."

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 325, as amended, carried on division.

On Clause 405,

Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 405, be amended by replacing lines 7 to 9 on page 163 with the following:

'tions, to trust funds established for the election of a candidate endorsed by the registered party or to candidates endorsed by the registered party who transfer contributions to the registered party"

After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.

Clause 405, as amended, carried on division.

On Clause 17,

Debate resumed on Mr. Bergeron's motion and it was permitted to stand.

Clause 17 stood.

Schedule I carried on division.

Schedule II carried on division.

Schedule III carried on division.

On Clause 17,

After debate, by unanimous consent, Stéphane Bergeron was permitted to withdraw his motion.

Clause 17 carried on division.

Clause 1 carried on the following recorded division:

YEAS:

Stéphane Bergeron

Ray Bonin

Marlene Catterall

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral

Gar Knutson

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard

Ted White -- (9)

NAYS:

Rob Anders -- (1)

The Title carried.

The Bill, as amended, carried on the following recorded vote:

YEAS:

Ray Bonin

Marlene Catterall

Gar Knutson

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard -- (6)

NAYS:

Rob Anders

Stéphane Bergeron

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral

Ted White -- (4)

ORDERED, -- That Bill C-2, An Act respecting the election of members to the House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts, as amended, be reprinted for the use of the House of Commons at Report Stage.

Report to the House carried on the following recorded vote:

YEAS:

Stéphane Bergeron

Ray Bonin

Marlene Catterall

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral

Gar Knutson

Judi Longfield

Carolyn Parrish

Jerry Pickard -- (8)

NAYS:

Rob Anders

Ted White -- (2)

ORDERED, -- That the Chair report Bill C-2 with amendments to the House as the 13th Report of the Committee.

At 9:36 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Carol Chafe

Clerk of the Committee