Pursuant to the order adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, October 29, 2013, the following amendment, submitted by Elizabeth May for the consideration of the Committee, was deemed moved:
That Bill C-2, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 8 to line 41 on page 12 with the following:
“(3) The Minister shall consider an application for an exemption for a medical purpose under subsection (2) that would allow certain activities to take place at a supervised consumption site by considering whether denying an exemption would cause deprivations of life and security of the person — as described in section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — that are not in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. The Minister shall take into account the following factors when determining whether to grant the exemption:
(a) information, if any, on the site's potential impact on rates of crime in its vicinity;
(b) the local conditions that indicate a need for the site;
(c) any regulatory structure in place to support the site;
(d) the resources available to support the maintenance of the site; and
(e) expressions from within the community of support for or opposition to the site.”
After debate, the question was put on the amendment and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 3; NAYS: 5.