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Wednesday, March 9, 2011 (No. 142)

Report Stage of Bills

Bill C-20

An Act to amend the National Capital Act and other Acts

Notices of Motions

Motion No. 1 — November 16, 2010 — — That Bill C-20, in Clause 10, be amended by replacing line 7 on page 6 with the following:

“Commission shall consult the provinces concerned and provide opportunities for”

Motion No. 2 — November 16, 2010 — — That Bill C-20, in Clause 10, be amended by replacing line 31 on page 7 with the following:

“as its priority the maintenance or”


Bill C-54
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual offences against children)

Notices of Motions

Motion No. 1 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-54 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Motion No. 2 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-54 be amended by deleting Clause 4.

Motion No. 3 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-54 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Motion No. 4 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-54 be amended by deleting Clause 6.

Motion No. 5 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-54 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

Motion No. 6 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-54 be amended by deleting Clause 9.

Motion No. 7 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-54 be amended by deleting Clause 11.

Motion No. 8 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-54 be amended by deleting Clause 17.

Motion No. 9 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-54 be amended by deleting Clause 18.

Motion No. 10 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-54 be amended by deleting Clause 19.


Bill C-55
An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act and the Pension Act

Notices of Motions

Motion No. 1 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-55, in Clause 20, be amended:

(a) by replacing lines 2 and 3 on page 9 with the following:

“20. Subsections 72(1) and (2) of the Pension Act are replaced by the following:”

(b) by adding after line 6 on page 10 the following:

“(2) Without restricting the generality of paragraph (1)(b), in determining whether the incapacity suffered by a member of the forces is exceptional, account shall be taken of the extent to which the disability for which the member is receiving a pension or a disability award under the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act has left the member in a helpless condition or in continuing pain and discomfort, has resulted in loss of enjoyment of life or has shortened the member’s life expectancy.”

Motion No. 2 — March 8, 2011 — — That Bill C-55, in Clause 20.1, be amended by replacing lines 7 to 11 on page 10 with the following:

“20.1 Within two years after the day on which this section comes into force, a comprehensive review of the provisions and operations of this Act must be undertaken by any committees of the Senate and of the House of Commons that are designated or established by the Senate and the House of Commons for that purpose.”


Bill C-393
An Act to amend the Patent Act (drugs for international humanitarian purposes) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:
Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 to 3.
Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of January 31, 2011.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Motion No. 3 — March 3, 2011 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-393 be amended by adding after line 22 on page 3 the following new clause:

“18. (1) The provisions of this Act that amend the Patent Act shall cease to apply on the day that is the fourth anniversary of the day on which this Act comes into force unless, before that day, the application of those provisions is extended by a resolution — the text of which is established under subsection (2) — passed by both Houses of Parliament in accordance with the rules set out in subsection (3).

(2) The Governor in Council may, by order, establish the text of a resolution providing for the extension of the application of the provisions that amend the Patent Act referred to in subsection (1) and specifying the period of the extension, which may not exceed five years from the first day on which the resolution has been passed by both Houses of Parliament.

(3) A motion for the adoption of the resolution may be debated in both Houses of Parliament but may not be amended. At the conclusion of the debate, the Speaker of each House of Parliament shall immediately put every question necessary to determine whether or not the motion is concurred in.

(4) The application of the provisions that amend the Patent Act referred to in subsection (1) may be further extended in accordance with the procedure set out in this section.

(5) In the event that the provisions that amend the Patent Act referred to in subsection (1) cease to apply, applications that have been granted an authorization under section 21.04 of that Act shall be concluded if they were submitted before the day on which those provisions cease to apply.”

Amendment to Motion No. 3 — March 3, 2011 — Deferred recorded division on the amendment of , seconded by , — That Motion No. 3 be amended by deleting all the words after the words “The provisions of this Act that amend the Patent Act” and substituting the following:

“shall cease to apply on the day that is the tenth anniversary of the day on which this Act comes into force unless, before that day, the application of those provisions is subject to a comprehensive review by the standing committee designated by the House of Commons for that purpose, that committee recommends that they be maintained and the House of Commons approves that recommendation.”.


Bill C-469
An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights

Notices of Motions

Motion No. 1 — March 2, 2011 — — That Bill C-469, in Clause 6, be amended by adding after line 28 on page 7 the following:

“(2) In the event of an inconsistency between the provisions of this Act, or any regulation made under this Act, and the provisions of the Marine Liability Act, the provisions of that Act prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.”

Motion No. 2 — March 2, 2011 — — That Bill C-469 be amended by deleting Clause 23.