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Minutes of Proceedings
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
The witnesses answered questions.
The committee commenced its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.
The Chair called Clause 1.
At 11:08 a.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 11:10 a.m., the meeting resumed.
On Clause 1,
Alex Ruff moved, — That Bill C-377, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing lines 15 and 16 on page 2 with the following:“eration of their application, deemed to need that security clearance.”
After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Alex Ruff and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Blaine Calkins, Michael Cooper, Pam Damoff, Terry Duguid, Eric Duncan, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau, Lindsay Mathyssen, Sherry Romanado, Alex Ruff, Ryan Turnbull, Patrick Weiler — 11;
NAYS: — 0.
“(1.1) An application referred to in subsection (1) is to be processed and managed as though it were made by a person appointed by a minister under subsection 128(1) of the Public Service Employment Act.”
After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Alex Ruff and it was negatived on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Blaine Calkins, Michael Cooper, Eric Duncan, Alex Ruff — 4;
NAYS: Pam Damoff, Terry Duguid, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau, Lindsay Mathyssen, Sherry Romanado, Ryan Turnbull, Patrick Weiler — 7.
“(3) A member or former member of the Senate or the House of Commons must not knowingly disclose information to which they were given access under a security clearance, except if the disclosure is made during an in camera meeting of a committee of the Senate or the House of Commons, or of a joint committee, and every individual in attendance has also been granted the necessary security clearance by the Government of Canada.”
Debate arose thereon.
The Chair ruled the proposed amendment admissible.
Whereupon, Alex Ruff appealed the decision of the Chair.
The question: "Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?" was put and the decision was sustained on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Pam Damoff, Terry Duguid, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau, Lindsay Mathyssen, Sherry Romanado, Ryan Turnbull, Patrick Weiler — 7;
NAYS: Blaine Calkins, Michael Cooper, Eric Duncan, Alex Ruff — 4.
At 11:30 a.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 11:46 a.m., the meeting resumed.
Lindsay Mathyssen moved, — That the amendment be amended
(a) by adding the words “through section 13.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act” after the words “under a security clearance”
(b) by replacing the words “an in camera meeting of a committee of the Senate or the House of Commons, or of a joint committee, and every individual in attendance has also been granted the necessary security clearance by the Government of Canada.” with the following: “a special committee of the Senate or the House of Commons, or of a joint committee, under an agreement with all house leaders of recognized parties and complies with established procedures and practices for the secure handling, storage, transportation, transmission and destruction of information or documents, including any requirement found in a Treasury Board policy, guideline or directive.”.
Debate arose thereon.
At 12:15 p.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 12:38 p.m., the meeting resumed.
At 1:01 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.