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Thursday, April 18, 2013 (No. 235)

Report Stage of Bills

Bill C-15

An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

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 March 21, 2013.

Resuming Debate

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 -- Question put separately. Its vote also applies to Motion No. 2.

Motion No. 1 — March 21, 2013 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-15, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 11 to 13 on page 4 with the following:

“(3) The Vice Chief of the Defence Staff may, with the consent of the Provost Marshal and in accordance with the respective roles, responsibilities and principles set out in the Accountability Framework signed by the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and the Provost Marshal on March 2, 1998, issue instructions or guidelines in writing in respect of a particular investigation, providing that the rationale for issuing the instructions or guidelines is also stated.”

Motion No. 2 — March 21, 2013 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-15, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 16 on page 4 with the following:

“section (3) and the relevant rationale are available to the public.”