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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 7
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
The Standing Committee
on Industry, Science and Technology met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 269,
West Block, the Chair, Walt Lastewka, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: André Bachand, Larry Bagnell, Paul Crête,
Nick Discepola, Brian Fitzpatrick, Walt Lastewka, Serge Marcil, Brian Masse,
Dan McTeague, James Rajotte, Andy Savoy, Brent St. Denis, Paddy Torsney and
Joseph Volpe.
Acting Members present: Rose-Marie Ur for Paddy Torsney and Gérard
Asselin for Jocelyne Girard-Bujold.
Other Member present: Janko Perić.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament:
Geoffrey P. Kieley and Dan Shaw, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Department of Industry: Bruce
Bergen, Legal Counsel; Gaëtan Champagne, Lobbyist Registration Advisor.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of
Friday, October 25, 2002, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-15, An
Act to amend the Lobbyists Registration Act (See Minutes of Proceedings,
Thursday, November 21, 2002, Meeting No. 3).
The Committee proceeded to
Clause-by-Clause consideration of the Bill.
Bruce Bergen made an opening
statement.
Clause 1 carried on division.
Clause 2 carried on division.
Clause 3 carried on division.
Clauses 4 to 7 carried on division.
Clause 8 carried on division.
Clause 9 carried on division.
Clause 10 carried on division.
Clause 11 carried on division.
Clause 12 carried on division.
Clause 13 carried on division.
Clause 14 carried on division.
Clause 15 carried on division.
Clause 16 carried on division.
Clause 17 carried on division.
Clause 18 carried on division.
The Title carried on division.
The Bill, carried on division.
ORDERED, -- That the Chair report Bill
C-15, An Act to amend the Lobbyists Registration Act without amendments
to the House as the First Report of the Committee.
At 3:40 p.m., the sitting was
suspended.
At 3:42 p.m., the sitting resumed in
camera.
The Committee proceeded to its future
business.
At 4:25 p.m., the sitting was
suspended.
At 4:26 p.m., the Committee proceeded
to sit in public.
Dan McTeague moved, -- That the House
of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology review at its
earliest opportunity the pharmaceutical industry practices related to patent
protection, specifically, the practices of ‘evergreening’ and the notice of
compliance regulations. This review
should ensure that there is an appropriate balance between the protection of
intellectual property and the need to contain costs and provide Canadians with
improved access to non-patented prescription drugs.
And debate arose.
James Rajotte moved the following
amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting everything after
“opportunity” and by adding “ a study on the automatic injunction notice of the Patented
Medicines (notice of compliance) Regulations under the Patent Act".
And debate arose.
Nick Discepola moved the following
sub-amendment, -- That the following be added “within the context of the work
plan already adopted by the Committee on November 27, 2002, and in view of the
productivity study that is to begin March 17, 2003”.
After debate, the question being put
on the sub-amendment, it was negatived on the following recorded division:
YEAS: (6)
Nick Discepola
André Bachand
Gérard Asselin
Paul Crête
Serge Marcil
Paddy Torsney
NAYS: (8)
James Rajotte
Brian Fitzpatrick
Larry Bagnell
Brent St. Denis
Andy Savoy
Joseph Volpe
Brian Masse
Dan McTeague
After debate, the question being put
on the amendment, it was carried on the following recorded division.
YEAS: (8)
James Rajotte
Brian Fitzpatrick
Brian Masse
Dan McTeague
Joseph Volpe
Larry Bagnell
Andy Savoy
Brent St. Denis
NAYS: (6)
Paul Crête
Gérard Asselin
André Bachand
Nick Discepola
Paddy Torsney
Serge Marcil
The question being put on the main
motion, as amended, carried on the following recorded division.
YEAS: (8)
James Rajotte
Brian Fitzpatrick
Brian Masse
Dan McTeague
Joseph Volpe
Larry Bagnell
Andy Savoy
Brent St. Denis
NAYS: (6)
Paul Crête
Gérard Asselin
André Bachand
Nick Discepola
Paddy Torsney
Serge Marcil
By unanimous consent, it was agreed,
-- That the proposed budget in the amount of $60,000 for the period of January
28, 2003 to March 21, 2003 be adopted and that the Chair present the said
budget to the Budget sub committee of the Liaison Committee.
By unanimous consent, it was agreed,
-- That the proposed budget in the amount of $10,500 for the period of December
4, 2002 to December 13, 2002 be adopted and that the Chair present the said
budget to the Budget sub committee of the Liaison Committee.
At 5:25 p.m., the Committee adjourned
to the call of the Chair.
Jean-François
Pagé
Clerk
of the Committee