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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 56
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights met at 9:38 a.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Andy Scott, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carole-Marie Allard, Chuck Cadman, Paul DeVillers, Ivan Grose, Peter MacKay, Lynn Myers, Stephen Owen, Denis Paradis, Andy Scott, Vic Toews.
Acting Members present: Robert Lanctôt for Michel Bellehumeur; Lynne Yelich for Kevin Sorenson
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Robin Mackay, researcher; Philip Rosen, senior analyst.
Witnesses: From the Department of Justice Canada: Judith Bellis, Head, Judicial Affairs Unit; Adèle Berthiaume, Counsel, Judicial Affairs Unit; Adair Crosby, Counsel, Judicial Affairs Unit.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Wednesday, October 3, 2001, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-30, An Act to establish a body that provides administrative services to the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada, to amend the Federal Court Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act and the Judges Act, and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (See Minutes of Proceedings, Thursday, December 6, 2001, Meeting No. 55).
The Committee proceeded to Clause-by-Clause consideration of the Bill.
Pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), consideration of Clause 1 is postponed.
Clauses 2 to 4 carried.
On Clause 5,
Robert Lanctôt moved, -- That Bill C-30, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 17 to 19 on page 2 with the following:
“5. (1) The Chief Administrator shall be selected in accordance with the procedure prescribed by regulations from among the candidates nominated, and shall be appointed by the House of Commons to hold office during pleasure for a term of up to five years.”
After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.
Clause 5 carried on division.
Clauses 6 to 184 carried severally.
On Clause 185,
Stephen Owen moved, -- That Bill C-30, in Clause 185, be amended by replacing lines 4 and 5 on page 89 with the following:
referred to in subsections (1) to (4), (8) and (9) evidencing the person's office by
The question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.
Clause 185, as amended, carried.
Clause 186 to 191 carried severally
On Clause 192,
Stephen Owen moved, -- That Bill C-30, in Clause 192, be amended by replacing lines 25 to 28 on page 90 with the following:
192. Subsection 12(1.1), paragraphs 44(2)(a) and 59(1)(d) and subsections 77.01(1) and 77.1(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, as enacted or amended by sections 169 to 173 of this Act, apply to
The question being put on the amendment, it was adopted.
Clause 192, as amended, carried.
Clause 193to 199 carried severally.
Schedule I carried.
Clause 1 carried.
The Title carried.
The Bill, as amended, carried.
ORDERED, -- That the Chair report Bill C-30 with amendments to the House as the Tenth Report of the Committee.
At 9:47 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Catherine Barrette / Marie Danielle Vachon
Clerks of the Committee