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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 17
Thursday, November 25, 1999
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met at 10:24 a.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Derek Lee, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Eleni Bakopanos, Stéphane Bergeron, Marlene Catterall, André Harvey, Bob Kilger, Gar Knutson, Derek Lee, Carolyn Parrish, Jerry Pickard, John Richardson and John Solomon.
Acting Members present: Tom Wappel for Bob Kilger to 11:08 a.m.; Bernard Patry for Ray Bonin to 12:25 p.m.; George Proud for Ray Bonin from 12:25 p.m.; Eric Lowther for Grant McNally; Ted White for Chuck Strahl; Rob Anders for Randy White; Réal Ménard for Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral to 11:16 a.m.; René Laurin for Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral from 11:16 a.m.; Monique Guay for Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral from 11:59 a.m.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the Privy Council Office: Michael Peirce, Director of Legal Operations, Legislation and House Planning/Counsel; Isabelle Mondou, Counsel, Legislation and House Planning/Counsel.
In accordance with its Order of Reference from the House of Tuesday, October 19, 1999, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-2, An Act respecting the election of members to the House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, October 26, 1999 , Meeting No. 3).
The Committee proceeded to Clause-by-Clause consideration of the Bill.
Pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), consideration of Clause 1 is postponed.
Clauses 2 through 4 stood.
Clauses 5 through 10 carried severally.
Clauses 11 through 13 stood.
Clause 14 carried, on division.
Clause 15 carried.
Clauses 16 through 19 stood.
Clauses 20 and 21 carried.
Clauses 22 through 26 stood.
Clause 27 carried.
Clause 28 stood.
Clauses 29 through 31 carried.
Clause 32 carried, on division.
Clauses 33 through 37 stood.
Clause 38 carried.
Clauses 39 and 40 stood.
Clauses 41 through 43 carried.
Clauses 44 through 49 stood.
Clauses 50 and 51 carried.
Clauses 52 and 53 stood.
Clauses 54 and 55 carried.
Clauses 56 and 57 stood.
Clause 58 carried.
Clause 59 stood.
Clauses 60 through 65 carried severally.
Clauses 66 and 67 stood.
Clauses 68 through 75 carried severally.
Clauses 76 through 80 carried severally.
Clause 81 carried.
Clause 82 stood.
Clauses 83 and 84 carried.
Clause 85 stood.
Clauses 86 through 92 carried severally.
Clauses 93 and 94 stood.
Clauses 95 through 100 carried severally.
Clauses 101 through 105 stood.
Clause 106 carried.
Clause 107 stood.
Clause 108 carried.
Clauses 109 through 112 stood.
Clauses 113 through 117 carried severally.
Clause 118 carried, on division.
Clause 119 carried.
Clause 120 stood.
Clauses 121 through 125 carried severally.
Clauses 126 and 127 carried.
Clauses 128 through 130 stood.
Clause 131 carried.
Clauses 132 through 135 stood.
Clauses 136 and 137 carried.
Clause 138 stood.
Clauses 139 through 142 carried severally.
Clauses 143 through 145 stood.
Clauses 146 and 147 carried.
Clauses 148 and 149 stood.
Clauses 150 through 154 carried severally.
Clause 155 stood.
Clauses 156 through 160 carried.
Clause 161 stood.
Clauses 162 through 165 carried severally.
Clause 166 stood.
Clauses 167 through 170 carried severally.
Clauses 171 through 180 carried severally.
Clauses 181 through 186 carried severally.
Clauses 187 through 194 carried severally.
Clause 195 stood.
Clauses 196 through 203 carried severally.
Clauses 204 through 210 carried severally.
Clauses 211 through 221 carried severally.
Clause 222 stood.
Clauses 223 through 225 carried.
Clauses 226 and 227 stood.
Clauses 228 through 232 carried severally.
Clause 233 stood.
Clause 234 carried.
Clauses 235 through 240 carried severally.
Clauses 241 and 242 carried.
Clause 243 stood.
Clauses 244 through 250 carried severally.
Clause 251 carried.
Clause 252 carried.
Clauses 253 through 260 stood.
Clauses 261 through 268 carried severally.
Clauses 269 through 272 carried severally.
Clause 273 stood.
Clauses 274 through 276 carried.
Clause 277 stood.
Clauses 278 through 282 carried severally.
Clause 283 stood.
Clauses 284 through 291 carried severally.
Clauses 292 through 295 carried severally.
Clauses 296 through 300 carried severally.
Clauses 301 through 305 carried severally.
Clauses 306 through 317 carried severally.
Clauses 318 and 319 stood.
Clause 320 carried.
Clause 321 stood.
Clause 322 carried.
Clauses 323 through 329 stood.
Clause 330 carried.
Clause 331 stood.
Clauses 332 through 354 stood.
Clause 355 carried.
Clauses 356 and 357 stood.
Clause 358 carried.
Clause 359 stood.
Clause 360 carried.
Clause 361 stood.
Clauses 362 through 369 carried severally.
Clause 370 stood.
Clause 371 carried.
Clause 372 through 374 carried severally.
Clauses 375 and 376 stood.
Clauses 377 through 381 carried severally.
Clause 382 stood.
Clauses 383 and 384 carried.
Clause 385 stood.
Clauses 386 through 388 carried severally.
Clause 389 stood.
Clauses 390 through 393 carried severally.
Clauses 394 through 396 stood.
Clause 397 carried.
Clauses 398 and 399 stood.
Clauses 400 through 403 carried severally.
Clauses 404 and 405 stood.
Clause 406 carried.
Clauses 407 through 410 stood.
Clauses 411 through 413 carried severally.
Clause 414 stood.
Clauses 415 through 418 carried severally.
Clauses 419 through 422 stood.
Clause 423 carried.
Clauses 424 through 426 stood.
Clause 427 carried.
Clause 428 stood.
Clauses 429 through 433 carried severally.
Clauses 434 and 435 stood.
Clause 436 carried.
Clauses 437 through 439 stood.
Clause 440 carried.
Clauses 441 and 442 stood.
Clauses 443 through 447 carried severally.
Clauses 448 through 452 stood.
Clauses 453 through 457 carried severally.
Clauses 458 through 467 carried severally.
Clauses 468 through 472 carried severally.
Clauses 473 through 477 carried severally.
Clauses 478 and 479 stood.
Clauses 480 through 490 carried severally.
Clauses 491 through 495 carried severally.
Clauses 496 and 497 stood.
Clauses 498 and 499 carried.
Clause 500 stood.
Clause 501 carried.
Clause 502 stood.
Clauses 503 through 507 carried severally.
Clauses 508 through 512 carried severally.
Clauses 513 through 520 carried severally.
Clauses 521 through 524 carried severally.
Clauses 525 through 530 carried severally.
Clauses 531 through 536 carried severally.
Clauses 537 through 539 stood.
Clauses 540 through 544 carried severally.
Clauses 545 through 552 carried severally.
Clause 553 stood.
Clause 554 carried.
Clauses 555 through 557 stood.
Clauses 558 and 559 carried.
Clauses 560 through 562 stood.
Clauses 563 through 570 carried severally.
Clauses 571 through 575 carried severally.
Clause 576 stood.
Clause 577 carried.
At 11:48 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:04 p.m., the sitting resumed.
On Clause 2,
André Harvey moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 31 on page 2 with the following:
"service is not in that business,
but the commercial value of property or a service is deemed to be nil if it is provided by a person who is not in the business of providing that property or those services, and the amount charged for it is $200 or less."
After debate, the motion was withdrawn.
Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 44 on page 4 with the following:
"surname, given names, sex, date of birth, telephone number, if not confidential, civic address and"
After debate, the motion was negatived: YEAS: 3; NAYS: 6.
Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 36 to 39 on page 6 with the following:
"their working hours."
After debate, the motion was stood.
Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 8 to 13 on page 7 with the following:
"(3) For the purposes of this Act, the expressions "satisfactory proof of identity" and "satisfactory proof of residence" have the meaning given to those expressions by the regulations."
After debate, the motion was negatived.
Clause 2 was stood.
On Clause 3,
John Solomon moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 17 on page 7 with the following:
"and is 16 years of age or older on polling day"
After debate, the motion was negatived: YEAS: 3; NAYS: 6.
Clause 3 carried, on division.
At 12:42 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:59 p.m., the sitting resumed.
On Clause 4,
John Solomon moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 19 on page 7 with the following:
"4. Subject to section 318, the following persons are not entitled to"
After debate, the motion was negatived: YEAS: 1; NAYS: 8.
Clause 4 carried, on division.
On Clause 11,
Stéphane Bergeron moved, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 11, be amended by replacing lines 28 to 30 on page 9 with the following:
"Canada for less than three consecutive years;"
After debate, the motion was negatived: YEAS: 4; NAYS: 7.
Clause 11 carried, on division.
At 1:33 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee