C-381
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,
55 Elizabeth II, 2006
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-381
An Act to amend the National Capital Act (appointments and meetings)
first reading, November 9, 2006
NOTE
2nd Session, 39th Parliament
This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 39th Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the First Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Mr. Dewar
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the National Capital Act to
(a) reduce the number of members of the National Capital Commission from 
fifteen to seven;
(b) have the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other members of the Commission appointed to hold office during good behaviour and increase the term of the other members from three to four years;
(c) require that two of the other members also be city councillors, one for the city of Ottawa and one for the city of Gatineau; and
(d) open the Commission’s meetings to the public.
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1st Session, 39th Parliament,
55 Elizabeth II, 2006
house of commons of canada
BILL C-381
An Act to amend the National Capital Act (appointments and meetings)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. N-4
NATIONAL CAPITAL ACT
1. (1) Subsections 3(1) to (3) of the National Capital Act are replaced by the following:
Corporation established
3. (1) There is hereby established a corporation, to be called the National Capital Commission, consisting of a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and five other members.
Appointment of members
(2) Each member, other than the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson, shall be appointed by the Minister, with the approval of the Governor in Council, to hold office during good behav- iour for such term not exceeding four years as will ensure, as far as possible, the expiration in any one year of the terms of office of not more than one half of the members.
Appointment of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
(3) The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson shall each be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during good behaviour for such term as the Governor in Council considers appropriate.
(2) Paragraphs 3(4)(a) to (c) of the Act are replaced by the following:
(a) one city councillor for the city of Ottawa;
(b) one city councillor for the city of Gatineau; and
(c) three members from any other place in Canada.
(3) Section 3 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5):
Expiration of term
(5.1) Should a member’s term as city councillor expire during his or her term of office on the Commission, a replacement shall be appointed under subsection (2).
2. Subsection 5(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Public meetings
(2) The Commission shall meet at least three times a year in the National Capital Region and all meetings shall be open to the public, unless the Commission is dealing with contracts or personnel matters, in which case the meeting or any part of it may be held in private.
COORDINATING AMENDMENT
Bill C-2
3. If Bill C-2, introduced in the 1st session of the 39th Parliament and entitled the Federal Accountability Act, receives royal assent, then, on the later of the day on which subsection 285(1) of that Act comes into force and the day on which subsection 1(1) of this Act comes into force — or, if those days are the same day, then on that day — subsections 3(1) to (3) of the National Capital Act are replaced by the following:
Corporation continued
3. (1) The corporation called the National Capital Commission is continued, consisting of seven members including a Chairperson and a Chief Executive Officer.
Appointment of members
(2) Each member, other than the Chairperson and the Chief Executive Officer, shall be appointed by the Minister, with the approval of the Governor in Council, to hold office during good behaviour for a term not exceeding four years that will ensure, as far as possible, the expiration in any one year of the terms of office of not more than one half of the members.
Appointment of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
(3) The Chairperson and the Chief Executive Officer shall each be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during good behaviour for a term that the Governor in Council considers appropriate.
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