Clause 35.
Debates of June 13th, 2002
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Clause 36.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Clause 37. Mr. Handley.
Committee Motion 23-14(5): To Amend Clause 37(2) Of Bill 12, An Act To Amend The Elections Act (carried)
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, we have an amendment to clause 37(2). This is just correcting the day. The amendment is,
I MOVE that clause 37(2) of Bill 12 be amended by striking out "Friday" and by substituting "Monday."
Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
We have a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could the Minister explain the significance of this amendment? Is it just that the 24th day does not line up with a Friday? If that is the case, clause 34 has the same wording referring to Friday, the 24th day.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Handley.
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, it appears that the Member might be correct and there is an error in clauses 34 and 35. We are not sure. I do not know what the wish of the committee is. Do you want to stand it down and return after we check it out? I do not think we can do it in our heads here. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Right now we have a motion on the floor. The mover of the motion can stand it down if he wishes. Mr. Handley.
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, I think we only need a few minutes to check this out to see if it is correct or if there is an error. If you wish, we could have a five-minute break and we could have it checked out.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Does the committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
We will take a five-minute break.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
I will call the committee back to order. Minister Handley, can you respond to Mr. Roland's question?
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, perhaps we could deal with the motion on the floor first and then come back to this question. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
What is the wish of the committee? To the motion. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I asked a question based on the motion that has been presented, so if the information can be given to us, then we can proceed with the motion. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Handley.
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, in answer to the question, the wording on clauses 34 and 35 is correct, because it is dealing with a different subject matter. I will have Mr. Hamilton explain.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Hamilton.
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David Hamilton
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under sections 34 and 35, they were changed because it deals with nominations, the timing for receipt of filing a nomination which, because of our 28-day calendar, we have now moved nominations closing from Monday, the 35th day, up to Friday, the 24th day. So those dates under clauses 34 and 35 refer to the 24th day before polling.
The issue on the motion that we have before the House now is dealing technically with clause 37(2) which deals with filing when a candidate dies and you have five days after the candidate's death to hold another election. So that is for nominations five days after the death of the candidate, which happens to be the 24th day that we are proposing here, Mr. Chairman, changing it from a Friday to a Monday again.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Roland.
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