JUST Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
The witnesses answered questions.
The committee resumed its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.
The committee resumed clause-by-clause consideration on Clause 2 of the Bill.
Clause 2 carried.
On Clause 3,
Randall Garrison moved, — That Bill C-40, in Clause 3, be amended(a) by replacing line 35 on page 2 with the following:
“tion relevant to any factors that the applicant believes should be taken into account for the purposes of subsection”
(b) by replacing line 22 on page 3 to line 8 on page 4 with the following:
“(4) Despite paragraph (3)(a), the Commission may decide that the application is admissible even if a court of appeal has not rendered a final judgment on a finding or verdict. In making the decision, the Commission may take into account any factor that may have constrained the applicant's ability or opportunity to appeal the finding or verdict.”
Debate arose thereon.
At 5:33 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.