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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 43
Tuesday, December 4, 2001
The Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations met at 7:03 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Ovid Jackson presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Reg Alcock, Joe Comuzzi, Bev Desjarlais, André Harvey, Ovid Jackson, Ghislain Lebel, Marcel Proulx, Alex Shepherd.
Acting Members Present: Robert Bertrand for John Cannis, Geoff Regan for Paul Szabo.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: John Christopher, Grant Purves and Mollie Dunsmuir, Researchers. From the Legislative Branch of the Committees Directorate: Jean-Michel Roy, Legislative Clerk.
Appearing: The Honourable Don Boudria, Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
Witnesses: From the Department of Justice Canada: Luc Labelle, Legislative Counsel, Legislation Section, Legislative Services Branch; Edgar Schmidt, Legislative Counsel, Legislation Section, Legislative Services Branch. From the Privy Council Office: Ronald Wall, Director, Parliamentary Relations; Matthew Lynch, Parliamentary Relations Officer. From the Treasury Board Secretariat: Joan Arnold, Director, Pensions Legislation Development. From the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission: Denys Vermette, Vice President. From the National Capital Commission: Karen McNeil, Counsel; Maureen Hayes; Intergovernmental Relations.
The Order of Reference dated Tuesday, November 30, 2001, was read as follows:
ORDERED: - That Bill C-43, An Act to amend
certain Acts and instruments and to repeal the Fisheries Prices Support Act be
now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport and
Government Operations.
Minister Boudria made an opening statement and,
with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 7:50 p.m. Marcel Proulx took the Chair.
At 7:55 p.m. Ovid Jackson took the Chair.
Clauses 1 to 18 carried.
On Clause 19,
Marcel Proulx moved: - That Bill C-43, in clause 19, be amended by replacing line 14 on page 6 with the following:
(a) three, ordinarily resident in the National Capital Region from local municipalities in Ontar-
And debate arose thereon, the question being put it was agreed to.
Marcel Proulx moved: - That Bill C-43, in clause 19, be amended by replacing lines 17 to 19 on page 6 with the following:
(b) two, ordinarily resident in the National Capital Region, from local municipalities in Quebec, at least one of whom shall be from the section of the City of Gatineau which is west of the Gatineau River; and
And debate arose thereon, the question being put it was agreed to by the following recorded division:
YEAS:
Reg Alcock
Robert Bertrand
André Harvey
Marcel Proulx
NAYS:
Bev Desjarlais
Ghislain Lebel
Geoff Regan
Clause 19, as amended, carried.
Clauses 20 to 37 carried.
Schedule I carried.
The Title carried.
The Bill carried on division.
ORDERED: - That the Chair report Bill C-43 with
amendments to the House.
At 8:35 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Paul Cardegna
Clerk of the Committee