Bill C-381

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:

NATIONAL CAPITAL ACT

1. (1) Subsections 3(1) to (3) of the National Capital Act are replaced by the following:

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.

(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.

(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):

2. Subsection 5(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(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

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:

3. (1) The corporation called the National Capital Commission is continued, consisting of seven members including a Chairperson and a Chief Executive Officer.

(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.

(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.