CIIT Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
The Minister made a statement and answered questions.
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay gave notice of the following motion:
That the Standing Committee on International Trade a) write to remind the government that Canada’s signature of the cooperation agreement with Taiwan has been pending since April 2025, while emphasizing that Taiwan is a reliable and democratic partner that does not rely on forced labour; b) request that the government specify the anticipated timelines for the ratification of this agreement; c) invite the Minister of International Trade to appear before the committee to answer members’ questions on this matter; d) transmit this motion and the letter referred to in paragraph a to the Prime Minister’s Office and the Office of the Minister of International Trade; and that the committee report its efforts to the House.
Questioning of the minister resumed.
At 12:01 p.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 12:07 p.m., the meeting resumed.
The witnesses answered questions.
The committee commenced its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.
The Chair called Clause 1.
Clause 1 carried.
Clause 2 carried on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Adam Chambers, Peter Fonseca, Jason Groleau, Linda Lapointe, Steeve Lavoie, Jacob Mantle, David McKenzie, Yasir Naqvi — 8;
NAYS: Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay — 1.
On new Clause 2.1,
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay moved, — That Bill C-13 be amended by adding after line 10 on page 2 the following new clause:“2.1 The Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act is amended by adding the following after section 11:
11.1 (1) Within four months after the end of each fiscal year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs shall prepare a report setting out the outcomes and costs of the proceedings concluded during the previous year and the status of proceedings in progress under the Convention.
(2) The Minister shall cause the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after it is completed.”
The Chair ruled the proposed amendment inadmissible because it sought to amend sections of the parent Act not amended by the Bill, as provided in section 16.75 of House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Fourth Edition.
Whereupon, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay appealed the decision of the Chair.
The question: "Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?" was put and the decision was sustained on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Adam Chambers, Peter Fonseca, Jason Groleau, Linda Lapointe, Steeve Lavoie, Jacob Mantle, David McKenzie, Yasir Naqvi — 8;
NAYS: Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay — 1.
By unanimous consent, Clauses 3 to 20 inclusive carried severally.
On new Clause 20.1,
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay moved, — That Bill C-13 be amended by adding after line 14 on page 9 the following new clause:“20.1 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 13:
Annual Report
13.1 (1) Within four months after the end of each fiscal year, the Minister for International Trade must prepare a report setting out any amendments made to the sanitary and phytosanitary regulations of the United Kingdom and an estimate of the costs and an assessment of the consequences of those amendments for Canadian businesses.
(2) The Minister must cause the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after it is completed.”
The Chair ruled the proposed amendment inadmissible because it was beyond the scope of the Bill, as provided in section 16.74 of House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Fourth Edition.
Whereupon, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay appealed the decision of the Chair.
The question: "Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?" was put and the decision was sustained on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Adam Chambers, Peter Fonseca, Jason Groleau, Linda Lapointe, Steeve Lavoie, David McKenzie, Yasir Naqvi — 7;
NAYS: Jacob Mantle, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay — 2.
“20.1 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 13:
Review of Accession of United Kingdom
13.1 (1) Three years after the coming into force of this Act, and at the end of every three-year period after that, a comprehensive review of the accession of the United Kingdom to the Agreement and of the provisions and operation of this Act, including the effect of those provisions, must be undertaken by a committee of the House of Commons that is designated or established by the House for that purpose.
(2) The committee must, within six months after the completion of the review, submit to the House of Commons a report setting out its findings and any changes it would recommend.”
After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Adam Chambers, Peter Fonseca, Jason Groleau, Linda Lapointe, Steeve Lavoie, Jacob Mantle, David McKenzie, Yasir Naqvi, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay — 9;
NAYS: — 0.
Clause 21 carried.
Clause 22 carried.
On Clause 23,
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay moved, — That Bill C-13, in Clause 23, be amended by adding after line 19 on page 9 the following:“(2) The Governor in Council may make the order referred to in subsection (1) only after a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the United Kingdom has been concluded.”
The Chair ruled the proposed amendment inadmissible because it sought to attach a condition to the coming into force clause, as provided in section 16.81 of House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Fourth Edition.
Whereupon, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay appealed the decision of the Chair.
The question: "Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?" was put and the decision was sustained on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Peter Fonseca, Jason Groleau, Linda Lapointe, Steeve Lavoie, Jacob Mantle, David McKenzie, Yasir Naqvi — 7;
NAYS: Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay — 1.
Clause 23 carried.
Schedule 1 carried.
Schedule 2 carried.
Schedule 3 carried.
Schedule 4 carried.
The Bill, as amended, was adopted.
ORDERED, — That the Chair report the Bill, as amended, to the House.
ORDERED, — That Bill C-13, as amended, be reprinted for the use of the House of Commons at report stage.
At 12:32 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.