PROC Committee Report

Clause 2

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 5 on page 2 with the following:

“of the registered party for whose financial benefit the event is organized or the registered party described in subparagraph (a)(ii), or a minister of the Crown or minister of state who is a member of the registered party for whose financial benefit the event is organized or the registered party described in that subparagraph, and”

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 19 on page 4 the following:

“(4.1) If a registered party is required to publish information under subsection (1) or (4), it shall also notify the Chief Electoral Officer of the regulated fundraising event no later than five days before the day the event takes place.”

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by

(a) replacing lines 7 and 8 on page 5 with the following:

“scribed form, on the regulated fundraising event.”

(b) replacing lines 34 to 36 on page 6 with the following:

“fundraising event setting out that information.

(6.1) The registered party’s chief agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with the reports referred to in subsections (1) and (6) within 30 days after the day the regulated fundraising event takes place.

(7) Subsections (1) to (6.1) do not apply in respect of a reg-”

(c) replacing lines 1 to 5 on page 7 with the following:

“(8) A registered party’s chief agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with a single report, in the prescribed form, on all the regulated fundraising events that were held during the election period for a general election”

(d) adding after line 14 on page 7 the following:

“(8.1) The registered party’s chief agent shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with the report referred to in subsection (8) within 60 days after polling day at the general election.”

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 34 on page 5 the following:

“(a.1) any person who attended the event solely to assist a person with a disability;”

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by

(a) replacing line 21 on page 6 with the following:

“(4.1) If a person or entity referred to in subsection (4) becomes aware, after providing information to a registered party under that subsection or this subsection, of any change to that information, the person or entity shall provide the new information to the registered party as soon as feasible after becoming aware of the change.

(5) No person or entity referred to in subsection (4) or (4.1) shall”

(b) replacing line 28 on page 7 with the following:

“(9.1) If a person or entity referred to in subsection (9) becomes aware, after providing information to a registered party under that subsection or this subsection, of any change to that information, the person or entity shall provide the new information to the registered party as soon as feasible after becoming aware of the change.

(10) No person or entity referred to in subsection (9) or (9.1)”

Clause 9

That Bill C-50, in Clause 9, be amended by adding after line 13 on page 14 the following:

“(b.1) being a registered party, contravenes subsection 384.2(4.1) (failure to notify Chief Electoral Officer of regulated fundraising event);”

That Bill C-50, in Clause 9, be amended by

(a) replacing line 21 on page 14 with the following:

“384.3(1), (6) or (6.1) (failure to provide report on regulated”

(b) replacing line 33 on page 14 with the following:

“384.3(8) or (8.1) (failure to provide report on all regulated”

That Bill C-50, in Clause 9, be amended by replacing line 27 on page 14 with the following:

“384.3(4), (4.1), (9) or (9.1) (failure to provide information about”