{"time": "2013-05-21 11:15:00", "attribution": {"en": "Ms. Fran\u00e7oise Boivin (Gatineau, NDP)", "fr": "Mme Fran\u00e7oise Boivin (Gatineau, NPD)"}, "content": {"en": "

Mr. Speaker, I thank my Conservative colleague for his Bill C-489.

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I would just like to ask him a quick question. I understand that the Subcommittee on Private Members\u2019 Business studied the bill and deemed it votable, which is why we are now considering it in the House. However, the clerk stated that clause 1 of the bill, amending subsection 161(1) of the Criminal Code, could pose problems. He pointed out that although this clause was not clearly unconstitutional, it could still face a constitutional challenge.

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I would therefore ask my hon. colleague whether he consulted with constitutional experts\u2014other than the law clerks who help us draft bills\u2014to ensure that the bill was indeed constitutional.

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Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie mon coll\u00e8gue conservateur pour son projet de loi C-489.

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J'aimerais lui poser une br\u00e8ve question. Je sais que le Sous-comit\u00e9 des affaires \u00e9manant des d\u00e9put\u00e9s a \u00e9tudi\u00e9 le projet de loi. Il l'a jug\u00e9 apte \u00e0 faire l'objet d'un vote, c'est pourquoi nous l'\u00e9tudions pr\u00e9sentement \u00e0 la Chambre. Par contre, le greffier mentionnait que l'article 1 du projet de loi, qui modifie le paragraphe 161(1) du Code criminel, pourrait \u00eatre probl\u00e9matique. Il soulignait que si ce paragraphe n'\u00e9tait pas clairement inconstitutionnel, il pourrait n\u00e9anmoins soulever des probl\u00e8mes de constitutionnalit\u00e9.

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J'aimerais donc demander \u00e0 mon coll\u00e8gue si, outre les l\u00e9gistes qui nous aident \u00e0 \u00e9crire nos projets de loi, il a consult\u00e9 des sp\u00e9cialistes sur le plan constitutionnel pour s'assurer que son projet de loi l'\u00e9tait.

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