THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE
EVIDENCE
OTTAWA, Wednesday, December 6, 2017
The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, to which was referred Bill C-23, An Act respecting the preclearance of persons and goods in Canada and the United States, met this day at 12:02 p.m. to give clause-by-clause consideration to the bill.
Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais (Deputy Chair) in the chair.
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The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Dear colleagues, as agreed we shall now proceed to the clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-23, An Act respecting the preclearance of persons and goods in Canada and the United States.
As I was saying to our clerk, there are a lot of clauses to examine. If senators are agreed we could proceed by studying the clauses in groups of 10. However, if you want to propose amendments to a clause or make comments, we can deal with that clause individually.
Are we agreed to proceed to clause-by-clause study of clauses in groups of 10?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Everyone is agreed. Perfect.
Shall the title stand postponed?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall the preamble stand postponed?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall clause 1, which contains the short title, stand postponed?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Does anyone wish to move amendments or make comments on clauses 2 to 10?
Some Hon. Senators: No.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall clauses 2 to 10 carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall clauses 11 to 20 carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall clauses 21 to 30 carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall clauses 31 to 40 carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall clauses 41 to 50 carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall clauses 51 to 60 carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall clauses 61 to 65 carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall the schedule carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall clause 1, which contains the short title, carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall the preamble carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall the title carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Shall the bill carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Is it agreed that I report this bill to the Senate?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Deputy Chair (Senator Dagenais): Thank you, colleagues.
This concludes the meeting. You facilitated my task for my first experience as chair, and I can’t thank you enough. I declare the meeting adjourned.
(The committee adjourned.)