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House Hansard - 240

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 26, 2023 10:00AM
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  • Oct/26/23 1:22:55 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
moved: Motion No. 1 That Bill C-34, in Clause 4, be amended (a) by replacing lines 2 and 3 on page 3 with the following: “notice for review under section 15 within 45 days after the certified date referred to in paragraph (a) or within the prescribed period,” (b) by adding after line 16 on page 3 the following: “(4) Paragraph 13(3)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following: (b) in a case where the receipt contains the advice referred to in subparagraph (1)(b)(ii), no notice for review is sent to the non-Canadian pursuant to section 15 within 45 days after the certified date referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or within the prescribed period.”. Motion No. 2 That Bill C-34, in Clause 8, be amended (a) by replacing line 11 on page 5 with the following: “8 Paragraphs 17(2)(b) and (c) of the Act are replaced by the” (b) by adding after line 17 on page 5 the following: “(c) in the case of an investment reviewable pursuant to section 15, forthwith on receipt of a notice for review referred to in subparagraph 15(1)(b)(ii) or paragraph 15(2)(d).”
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  • Oct/26/23 3:55:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, during the clause-by-clause study at the industry committee, the government members voted against a Conservative amendment that would subject state-owned enterprises in countries like China to a mandatory national security review. I would like to know what the member's thoughts are as to why the government would vote against such a common-sense amendment that would protect Canadian assets, especially in minerals and natural resources.
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  • Oct/26/23 3:56:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I was perplexed by that. I want to thank the member, who actually came to the committee. The committee is known to try to work together to improve the bill. There are several amendments in here, and I want to commend the member for working through a process where one of his amendments that was supposed to go through, was sabotaged. People should know that the member brought forth a compromise, a specific related amendment that really should be in his name. I want to say publicly that I appreciated that approach. I do not know why they would have these mandatory things not necessarily part of it right now, especially because there has been growing consensus. I referenced China Minmetals in the past, but now we have come to a point where people understand that the national security clause is a paramount part of what we do.
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