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Philippe Dufresne
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Philippe Dufresne
2021-07-20 10:35
I don't have statistics of that nature. Bills vary in their scope and in their complexity. The parliamentary calendar.... Of course, we've been in the pandemic situation with a virtual Parliament, so it's been unusual times all around.
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NDP (ON)
I ask because obviously rumours abound about an upcoming election, and yet within that second press release, that clarification, there was indication that legislation would come forward and be implemented by November 1. If there was an election during this fall session, term, or time period, would it be possible for our government to pass that kind of legislation?
Philippe Dufresne
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Philippe Dufresne
2021-07-20 10:35
If there is an election, there is a dissolution of the House, so there's no ability for the House to consider legislation during that time.
View Lindsay Mathyssen Profile
NDP (ON)
If they wanted to come back super fast, if there were changes, potentially, to the makeup of the House of Commons, they could now change that will of Parliament by bringing forward amendments as they wished.
Philippe Dufresne
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Philippe Dufresne
2021-07-20 10:36
The House will consider legislation according to the composition of its members at any given time. Certainly if the composition of the House changes, then that can have impacts.
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NDP (ON)
Okay. Thank you very much.
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Lib. (PE)
We'll have to end it there. We will go to Mr. Berthold for about two and a half minutes, and then Mr. Maguire and then Ms. O'Connell.
Go ahead, Luc.
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CPC (QC)
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Let me proceed very quickly, because I have several short questions for Mr. Dufresne.
Earlier, you mentioned that, the day after a piece of legislation was enacted, you had never seen a department say that it would delay its coming into force because it contains no date.
Philippe Dufresne
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Philippe Dufresne
2021-07-20 10:37
This is something we had not seen before. As I noted, the lack of a date in a bill does not prevent it from coming into force.
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CPC (QC)
Mr. Dufresne, you said earlier that a government can amend tax measures, apply them and implement them before a bill is passed. However, if I am not mistaken, the bill must have been introduced in Parliament beforehand.
Philippe Dufresne
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Philippe Dufresne
2021-07-20 10:37
The practice is that the government can announce tax measures that it will introduce later and, in some cases, begin to implement them at that time. However, the measures remain subject to final approval by Parliament, which will confirm that they are valid.
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CPC (QC)
In your view, would Parliament be breaking the law if it announced now that it intended to make amendments to Bill C‑208 and put the new measures in place immediately?
Philippe Dufresne
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Philippe Dufresne
2021-07-20 10:38
Parliament, not the government, can amend the bill. The government can indicate that it intends to introduce legislation later and that it has begun to implement it, to an extent. However, if it does so, it is still subject to Parliament's approval and decision to pass the legislation.
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