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Minutes of Proceedings
The witnesses answered questions.
The committee commenced its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.
Pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), consideration of Clause 1 (short title) was postponed.
The Chair called Clause 2.
Debate arose thereon.
At 11:27 a.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 12:19 p.m., the meeting resumed.
The debate continued.
At 1:00 p.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the meeting resumed in public.
The committee resumed clause-by-clause consideration on Clause 2 of the Bill.
The debate continued.
RULING BY THE CHAIR
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron may continue to speak.
Whereupon, Luc Berthold 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: Lisa Marie Barron, Kody Blois, Terry Duguid, Mona Fortier, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau, Sherry Romanado, Ryan Turnbull — 7;
NAYS: Luc Berthold, Blaine Calkins, Michael Cooper, Eric Duncan — 4.
At 11:59 a.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 12:08 p.m., the meeting resumed.
The debate continued.
At 12:40 p.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 12:49 p.m., the meeting resumed.
The debate continued.
By unanimous consent, Clauses 2 to 4 inclusive were stood severally.
On Clause 5,
Lisa Marie Barron moved, — That Bill C-65, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 29 to 32 on page 2 with the following:“tion.”
Debate arose thereon.
Michael Cooper moved, — That the amendment be amended by adding the following after “tion.”: “However, the first general election after this section comes into force is to be held on Monday, February 24, 2025.”
Debate arose thereon.
At 1:09 p.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 1:10 p.m., the meeting resumed.
At 1:10 p.m., Michael Cooper took the Chair.
The debate on Michael Cooper's subamendment continued.
At 1:15 p.m., Ben Carr took the Chair.
The debate on Michael Cooper's subamendment continued.
After debate, the question was put on the subamendment of Michael Cooper and it was negatived on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Blaine Calkins, Michael Cooper, Damien C. Kurek, Brad Redekopp — 4;
NAYS: Lisa Marie Barron, Kody Blois, Terry Duguid, Mona Fortier, Ron McKinnon, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, Ryan Turnbull — 7.
The debate on Lisa Marie Barron's amendment continued.
Michael Cooper moved, — That the amendment be amended by adding the following after “tion.”:
“However, the first general election after this section comes into force is to be held on the later of
(a) Monday, February 24, 2025, and;
(b) subject to subsection (3), the Monday following the 50th day after the day on which this section comes into force.
(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2)(b), if the Monday referred to in that paragraph is a holiday, polling day shall be held on the Tuesday after that Monday, and any time specified under this Act before or after polling day is to be calculated as if polling day were the Monday.”
At 2:01 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.