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Tuesday, December 7, 2010 (No. 112) |
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Report Stage of Bills |
| Bill C-20 |
| An Act to amend the National Capital Act and other Acts |
Notices of Motions |
| Motion No. 1 — November 16, 2010 — Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau) — That Bill C-20, in Clause 10, be amended by replacing line 7 on page 6 with the following: |
| “Commission shall consult the provinces concerned and provide opportunities for” |
| Motion No. 2 — November 16, 2010 — Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau) — That Bill C-20, in Clause 10, be amended by replacing line 31 on page 7 with the following: |
| “as its priority the maintenance or” |
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| Bill C-474 | |
| An Act respecting the Seeds Regulations (analysis of potential harm) | |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:
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| Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 to 10. | |
| Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of December 1, 2010. | |
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. 4 -- Question put separately. |
| Motion No. 5 -- Question put separately. |
| Motion No. 6 -- Question put separately. |
| Motion No. 7 -- Question put separately. |
| Motion No. 8 -- Question put separately. |
| Motion No. 9 -- Question put separately. |
| Motion No. 10 -- Question put separately. |
| Motion No. 1 — December 1, 2010 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), seconded by Mr. Allen (Welland), — That Bill C-474, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 6 on page 1 with the following: |
| “2. The Governor in Council shall, within 90” |
| Motion No. 2 — December 1, 2010 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), seconded by Mr. Allen (Welland), — That Bill C-474, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 10 on page 1 with the following: |
| “by the Government of Canada, published in the Canada Gazette and taken into consideration by the Government of Canada before the sale of any new genetically en-” |
| Motion No. 3 — December 1, 2010 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), seconded by Mr. Allen (Welland), — That Bill C-474, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 1 with the following: |
| “gineered seed is permitted in Canada.” |
| Motion No. 4 — December 1, 2010 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), seconded by Mr. Allen (Welland), — That Bill C-474 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 1 the following new clause: |
| “3. The results of the analysis referred to in section 2 shall be included as part of every application that is made for the registration of a variety of seed and any notification of the release of the seed in question into the environment.” |
| Motion No. 5 — December 1, 2010 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), seconded by Mr. Allen (Welland), — That Bill C-474 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 1 the following new clause: |
| “3. The analysis referred to in section 2 shall take into account the regulatory systems that govern genetically engineered seed and the crops and products that are derived from that seed in the countries that import Canadian agricultural products.” |
| Motion No. 6 — December 1, 2010 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), seconded by Mr. Allen (Welland), — That Bill C-474 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 1 the following new clause: |
| “3. The analysis referred to in section 2 shall take into account the economic impact on Canadian farmers and exporters whose established markets for registered seed or for the crops and products derived from that seed would be harmed as a result of the introduction of the new variety of genetically engineered seed.” |
| Motion No. 7 — December 1, 2010 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), seconded by Mr. Allen (Welland), — That Bill C-474 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 1 the following new clause: |
| “3. The analysis referred to in section 2 shall take into account whether or not the variety of genetically engineered seed in question has been approved for use in the countries that import Canadian agricultural products.” |
| Motion No. 8 — December 1, 2010 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), seconded by Mr. Allen (Welland), — That Bill C-474 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 1 the following new clause: |
| “3. In this Act, “genetically engineered seed” means a seed that has been altered using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology.” |
| Motion No. 9 — December 1, 2010 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), seconded by Mr. Allen (Welland), — That Bill C-474 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 1 the following new clause: |
| “3. In this Act, “new”, in respect of a genetically engineered seed, means a genetically engineered seed that was not registered in Canada before the day on which this Act comes into force.” |
| Motion No. 10 — December 1, 2010 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), seconded by Mr. Allen (Welland), — That Bill C-474 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 1 the following new clause: |
| “3. For the purposes of section 2, “potential harm to export markets” exists if the sale of new genetically engineered seed in Canada would likely result in an economic loss to farmers and exporters as a result of the refusal, by one or more countries that import Canadian agricultural products, to allow the admission of any registered Canadian seed, or crops or products derived from that seed.” |
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| Bill S-6 | |
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act | |
Notices of Motions |
| Motion No. 1 — December 6, 2010 — Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — That Bill S-6 be amended by restoring Clause 1 as follows: |
| “1. This Act may be cited as the Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act.” |
| Motion No. 2 — December 6, 2010 — Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — That Bill S-6, in Clause 3, be amended by deleting the following after line 28 on page 3: |
| “(2.7) The 90-day time limits for the making of any application referred to in subsections (2.1) to (2.5) may be extended by the appropriate Chief Justice, or his or her designate, to a maximum of 180 days if the person, due to circumstances beyond their control, is unable to make an application within the 90-day time limit. |
| (2.7) If a person convicted of murder does not make an application under subsection (1) within the maximum time period allowed by this section, the Commissioner of Correctional Service Canada, or his or her designate, shall immediately notify in writing a parent, child, spouse or common-law partner of the victim that the convicted person did not make an application. If it is not possible to notify one of the aforementioned relatives, then the notification shall be given to another relative of the victim. The notification shall specify the next date on which the convicted person will be eligible to make an application under subsection (1).” |
| Motion No. 3 — December 6, 2010 — Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — That Bill S-6, in Clause 7, be amended |
| (a) by replacing line 9 on page 6 with the following: |
| “3(1), within 90 days after the end of two years” |
| (b) by replacing line 19 on page 6 with the following: |
| “amended by subsection 3(1), within 90 days” |