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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 68
 
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
 

The Standing Committee on National Defence met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room 362, East Block, the Vice-Chair, Jack Harris, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Chris Alexander, James Bezan, Tarik Brahmi, Corneliu Chisu, Jack Harris, Jean-François Larose, Hon. John McKay, Christine Moore, Rick Norlock, Ted Opitz and Mark Strahl.

 

Acting Members present: Hon. Gerry Byrne for Hon. John McKay and Bob Dechert for Cheryl Gallant.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Erin Shaw, Analyst. House of Commons: Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk.

 

Witnesses: Department of National Defence: LCol André Dufour, Director, Law Military Personnel, Office of the Judge Advocate General; Col Michael R. Gibson, Deputy Judge Advocate General of Military Justice, Office of the Judge Advocate General; LCol Stephen Strickey, Director of Law, Military Justice Strategic, Office of the Judge Advocate General.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

At 3:40 p.m., James Bezan took the Chair.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, December 12, 2012, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-15, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
 

The Committee resumed its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

 

The Committee resumed clause-by-clause consideration on Clause 20 of the Bill.

 

After debate, Clause 20 carried on division.

 

Clause 21 carried.

 

After debate, Clause 22 carried on division.

 

Clause 23 carried.

 

After debate, Clause 24 carried.

 

Clause 25 carried.

 

Clause 26 carried.

 

Clause 27 carried.

 

Clause 28 carried.

 

Clause 29 carried.

 

Clause 30 carried.

 

After debate, Clause 31 carried.

 

After debate, Clause 32 carried.

 

After debate, Clause 33 carried on division.

 

Clause 34 carried.

 

On Clause 35,

Jack Harris moved, — That Bill C-15, in Clause 35, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 19 on page 15 with the following:

“mences within one year after the day on which the service offence is alleged to have been committed.”

 

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Jack Harris and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 4; NAYS: 5.

 

After debate, Clause 35 carried on division.

 

Clause 36 carried.

 

Clause 37 carried.

 

Clause 38 carried.

 

Clause 39 carried.

 

Clause 40 carried.

 

On Clause 41,

Jack Harris moved, — That Bill C-15, in Clause 41, be amended by deleting line 14 on page 18 to line 24 on page 19.

 

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Jack Harris and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 4; NAYS: 6.

 

After debate, Clause 41 carried on division.

 

Clause 42 carried.

 

Clause 43 carried on division.

 

Clause 44 carried on division.

 

On Clause 45,

Chris Alexander moved, — That Bill C-15, in Clause 45, be amended by replacing lines 4 and 5 on page 24 with the following:

“mence an inquiry on September 1, 2015, and on September 1 of every fourth year after 2015, and”

 

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Chris Alexander and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 6; NAYS: 0.

 

Clause 45, as amended, carried.

 

After debate, Clause 46 carried on division.

 

After debate, Clause 47 carried on division.

 

Clause 48 carried.

 

Clause 49 carried on division.

 

Clause 50 carried.

 

Clause 51 carried.

 

Clause 52 carried.

 

Clause 53 carried.

 

Clause 54 carried.

 

Clause 55 carried.

 

Clause 56 carried.

 

Clause 57 carried.

 

Clause 58 carried.

 

Clause 59 carried.

 

Clause 60 carried.

 

Clause 61 carried.

 

After debate, Clause 62 carried on division.

 

After debate, Clause 63 carried.

 

After debate, Clause 64 carried.

 

Clause 65 carried.

 

Clause 66 carried.

 

After debate, Clause 67 carried.

 

At 5:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Leif-Erik Aune
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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