The Chair ruled that the following fifteen (15) amendments were consequential to the previous amendment and therefore they were also adopted:
That Bill C-591, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 24 on page 1 with the following:victed of first or second degree murder or manslaughter of the
That Bill C-591, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 5 on page 2 with the following:
degree murder or manslaughter of the contributor,
That Bill C-591, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 7 on page 2 with the following:
murder or manslaughter, and
That Bill C-591, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing lines 9 to 13 on page 2 with the following:
(2) If the Minister is informed and satisfied that an individual’s conviction for first or second degree murder or manslaughter of the contributor has been reversed, the charges have been withdrawn or the proceedings were stayed and not recommenced within the required time period and that all rights of appeal have been exhausted, the individual’s entitle-
That Bill C-591, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 21 on page 2 with the following:
have constituted first or second degree murder or manslaughter,
That Bill C-591, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 23 on page 2 with the following:
conviction of first or second degree murder or manslaughter for
That Bill C-591, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 29 on page 2 with the following:
been convicted of first or second degree murder or manslaughter
That Bill C-591, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 37 on page 2 with the following:
in respect of any first or second degree murder or manslaughter
That Bill C-591, in Clause 1, be amended by adding after line 4 on page 3 the following:
(7) For the purpose of this section, “manslaughter” means manslaughter within the meaning of the Criminal Code.
(8) This section does not apply to an individual who is convicted of manslaughter if the individual is released on the conditions prescribed in a probation order under paragraph 731(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
That Bill C-591, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 7 to 23 on page 3 with the following:
21.1 (1) Despite section 21, an allowance under that section is not payable to an individual who otherwise would have been entitled to receive such an allowance as a result of the death of their spouse or common-law partner if the Minister is informed and satisfied that the individual has been convicted of first or second degree murder or manslaughter of that spouse or common-law partner.
(2) If the Minister is informed and satisfied that an individual’s conviction for first or second degree murder or manslaughter of their spouse or common-law partner has been reversed, the charges have been withdrawn or the proceedings were stayed and not recommenced within the required time period and that all rights of appeal have been exhausted, the individual’s entitlement to the allowance to which they would otherwise have been entitled under section 21 becomes payable in accordance with that section as if subsection (1) had never applied and any amount recovered from the person shall be repaid.
That Bill C-591, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 27 on page 3 with the following:
have constituted first or second degree murder or manslaughter,
That Bill C-591, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 29 on page 3 with the following:
conviction of first or second degree murder or manslaughter for
That Bill C-591, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 31 to 36 on page 3 with the following:
(4) A person who has received an allowance referred to in this section and in respect of whom the Minister is subsequently informed and satisfied that he or she has been convicted of first or second degree murder or manslaughter of their spouse or common-law partner whose death would otherwise have resulted in the individual having been entitled to that allowance shall be deemed not to have been
That Bill C-591, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 2 on page 4 with the following:
in respect of any first or second degree murder or manslaughter
That Bill C-591, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 9 on page 4 the following:
(7) For the purpose of this section, “manslaughter” means manslaughter within the meaning of the Criminal Code.
(8) This section does not apply to an individual who is convicted of manslaughter if the individual is released on the conditions prescribed in a probation order under paragraph 731(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.