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Wednesday, March 8, 2017 (No. 150)

Report Stage of Bills
Bill C-22
An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts

Notices of Motions
Motion No. 1 — March 2, 2017 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — That Bill C-22, in Clause 4, be amended by
(a) replacing line 34 on page 2 with the following:
and up to ten other members, each of whom must be a
(b) replacing lines 3 to 6 on page 3 with the following:
(2) The Committee is to consist of not more than three members who are members of the Senate and not more than eight members who are members of the House of Commons. Not more than five Committee members who
Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(3))
His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the following amendment to Bill C-22, "An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts". That Bill C-22, in Clause 4, be amended by:
(a) replacing line 34 on page 2 with the following:
and up to ten other members, each of whom must be a
(b) replacing lines 3 to 6 on page 3 with the following:
(2) The Committee is to consist of not more than three members who are members of the Senate and not more than eight members who are members of the House of Commons. Not more than five Committee members who
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — March 7, 2017
Motion No. 2 — December 12, 2016 — Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — That Bill C-22 be amended by deleting Clause 12.
Motion No. 3 — March 2, 2017 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — That Bill C-22, in Clause 13, be amended by
(a) replacing lines 8 and 9 on page 6 with the following:
to sections 14 and 16, the Committee is entitled to have access to
(b) replacing lines 14 and 15 on page 6 with the following:
ed by litigation privilege or by solicitor-client privilege or the professional
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — March 7, 2017
Motion No. 4 — March 2, 2017 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — That Bill C-22, in Clause 14, be amended by replacing lines 21 to 24 on page 6 with the following:
14 The Committee is not entitled to have access to any of the following information:
(a) a confidence of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, as defined in subsection 39(2) of the Canada Evidence Act;
(b) information the disclosure of which is described in subsection 11(1) of the Witness Protection Program Act;
(c) the identity of a person who was, is or is intended to be, has been approached to be, or has offered or agreed to be, a confidential source of information, intelligence or assistance to the Government of Canada, or the government of a province or of any state allied with Canada, or information from which the person’s identity could be inferred;
(d) information relating directly to an ongoing investigation carried out by a law enforcement agency that may lead to a prosecution.
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — March 7, 2017
Motion No. 5 — March 2, 2017 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — That Bill C-22 be amended by restoring Clause 16 as follows:
16 (1) The appropriate Minister for a department may refuse to provide information to which the Committee would, but for this section, otherwise be entitled to have access and that is under the control of that department, but only if he or she is of the opinion that
(a) the information constitutes special operational information, as defined in subsection 8(1) of the Security of Information Act; and
(b) provision of the information would be injurious to national security.
(2) If the appropriate Minister refuses to provide information under subsection (1), he or she must inform the Committee of his or her decision and the reasons for the decision.
(3) If the appropriate Minister makes the decision in respect of any of the following information, he or she must provide the decision and reasons to,
(a) in the case of information under the control of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
(b) in the case of information under the control of the Communications Security Establishment, the Commissioner of the Communications Security Establishment; and
(c) in the case of information under the control of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Security Intelligence Review Committee.
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — March 7, 2017
Motion No. 6 — March 2, 2017 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — That Bill C-22, in Clause 21, be amended by replacing lines 27 and 28 on page 8 with the following:
is protected by litigation privilege or by solicitor-client privilege or the
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — March 7, 2017
Motion No. 7 — December 9, 2016 — Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — That Bill C-22 be amended by deleting Clause 31.
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:
Mr. Dubé (Beloeil—Chambly) — December 9, 2016
Bill S-201
An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:
Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 to 8.
Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of February 14, 2017.

Deferred Recorded Divisions
Group No. 1
Motion No. 1 -- Question put separately. Its vote also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 8.
Motion No. 1 — March 7, 2017 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre), seconded by Mr. Mendicino (Eglinton—Lawrence), — That Bill S-201 be amended by deleting the short title.
Motion No. 2 — March 7, 2017 — Mr. Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre), seconded by Mr. Mendicino (Eglinton—Lawrence), — That Bill S-201 be amended by deleting Clause 2.
Motion No. 3 — March 7, 2017 — Mr. Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre), seconded by Mr. Mendicino (Eglinton—Lawrence), — That Bill S-201 be amended by deleting Clause 3.
Motion No. 4 — March 7, 2017 — Mr. Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre), seconded by Mr. Mendicino (Eglinton—Lawrence), — That Bill S-201 be amended by deleting Clause 4.
Motion No. 5 — March 7, 2017 — Mr. Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre), seconded by Mr. Mendicino (Eglinton—Lawrence), — That Bill S-201 be amended by deleting Clause 5.
Motion No. 6 — March 7, 2017 — Mr. Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre), seconded by Mr. Mendicino (Eglinton—Lawrence), — That Bill S-201 be amended by deleting Clause 6.
Motion No. 7 — March 7, 2017 — Mr. Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre), seconded by Mr. Mendicino (Eglinton—Lawrence), — That Bill S-201 be amended by deleting Clause 7.
Motion No. 8 — March 7, 2017 — Mr. Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre), seconded by Mr. Mendicino (Eglinton—Lawrence), — That Bill S-201 be amended by deleting Clause 8.
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