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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 (No. 59)

Report Stage of Bills

Bill C-5

An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident

Notices of Motions

Motion No. 1 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 21.

Motion No. 2 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 22.

Motion No. 3 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 23, be amended by replacing lines 23 and 24 on page 7 with the following:

“contains nuclear material, financial security to”

Motion No. 4 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 24, be amended by deleting lines 39 to 42 on page 7 and lines 1 to 18 on page 8.

Motion No. 5 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 26.

Motion No. 6 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 30.

Motion No. 7 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 32.

Motion No. 8 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 34, be amended by deleting lines 15 to 23 on page 11.

Motion No. 9 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 47.

Motion No. 10 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 50, be amended by deleting lines 15 to 19 on page 14.

Motion No. 11 — January 29, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 61, be amended by replacing lines 23 to 31 on page 16 with the following:

“Majesty in right of Canada the total of all amounts paid by the Minister under this Act.”

Motion No. 12 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 62, be amended by deleting lines 19 to 26 on page 17.

Motion No. 13 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 63, be amended by deleting lines 31 to 41 on page 17.

Motion No. 14 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 63, be amended by deleting lines 1 to 5 on page 18.

Motion No. 15 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 65, be amended by deleting lines 36 to 39 on page 18.

Motion No. 16 — January 29, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 3 and 4 on page 19.

Motion No. 17 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 7 to 9 on page 19.

Motion No. 18 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 10 to 12 on page 19.

Motion No. 19 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 68, be amended by deleting lines 36 to 40 on page 19.

Motion No. 20 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 68, be amended by deleting lines 41 and 42 on page 19.

Motion No. 21 — January 28, 2008 — — That Bill C-5, in Clause 68, be amended by deleting lines 1 to 3 on page 20.


Bill C-29
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:
Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 to 3.
Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of December 5, 2007.

Resuming Debate

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 -- Question put separately.

Motion No. 2 -- Question put separately.

Motion No. 3 -- Question put separately.

Motion No. 1 — February 14, 2008 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-29, in Clause 4, be amended by deleting lines 13 to 17 on page 2.

Motion No. 2 — February 14, 2008 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-29, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 29 to 35 on page 4 with the following:

“case of a candidate, the selection date as defined in section 478.01 in the case of a nomination contestant, the end of the leadership contest in the case of a leadership contestant, and the end of the fiscal period during which the loan was made in the case of a registered party and registered association, is deemed to be a contribution of the”

Motion No. 3 — February 14, 2008 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-29, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 32 to 35 on page 5 with the following:

“Officer shall inform the lender of his or her decision; furthermore, the candidate's registered association or, if there is no registered association, the registered party becomes liable for the unpaid amount as if the association or party had guaranteed the loan.”


Bill C-253
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deductibility of RESP contributions)
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:
Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 and 2.
Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of November 28, 2007.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 -- Question put separately.

Amendment to Motion No. 2 -- Question put separately.

Motion No. 2 -- Question put separately.

Motion No. 1 — February 28, 2008 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-253, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 10 to 24 on page 1.

Motion No. 2 — February 28, 2008 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-253, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 8 and 9 on page 2 with the following:

“(b) the RESP lifetime limit minus the total of all contributions made by the taxpayer into a registered education savings plan in previous taxation years.”

Amendment to Motion No. 2 — February 28, 2008 — Deferred recorded division on the amendment of , seconded by , — That Motion No. 2 be amended by adding after the word “years” the following:

“, to a maximum of $5,000”.