Evidence of meeting #17 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was renewable.
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NDP
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
What's the timeline? When are we supposed to finish today?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
That's up to you guys.
We shall work at this until around 12:15 so we can get over to the young farmers, and then we're going to come back and keep working. We have the room, and if we have to, we'll work through QP.
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Conservative
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NDP
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
I thought we were stopping at two o'clock. That's what my schedule says, and that's what I planned into my day.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
The ball is in your court as to how fast we can get through it.
Mr. Easter.
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Liberal
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
Mr. Chair, I think everyone was of the opinion that we would be at QP.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
That's at two o'clock. Let's see where we're at by QP, and we'll make a decision at that time, as a committee.
I'm going to call up clause 1 of the bill. Everybody has a copy of the bill to work from. We do have extra copies at the front if anyone needs them.
We don't have any amendments on clause 1.
(Clause 1 agreed to)
(On clause 2)
10:50 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
Clause 2 is a little more difficult. We have a number of amendments affecting clause 2.
Just so you know, if we adopt Bloc amendment 1, the second Bloc amendment and the NDP amendment 1 cannot be moved. They'll be ruled out of order because they conflict with the first amendment brought forward by the Bloc.
If you go through Bloc number 1 and also read the Bloc amendment 2, there are too many line conflicts, which we can't have--one affects the other.
Wayne asked a question.
10:50 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
BQ-2 and NDP-1, if we pass BQ-1.
As well, the vote on BQ-1 will apply to BQ-3. So by adopting BQ-1, you're also adopting BQ-3. BQ-3, if you look at it, is a minor amendment to recognize new subsection 140(1).
André.
10:50 a.m.
Bloc
André Bellavance Bloc Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
I do not quite understand your explanation about incompatibility. Is my amendment in order? Can we debate it? Even if the Bloc's amendment and that of the NDP are incompatible, I still would like us to debate and vote on my amendment.
February 26th, 2008 / 10:55 a.m.
Marc Toupin Procedural Clerk
The amendment to BQ-1
is in order. The fact is that amendments BQ-2 and NDP-1 amend the same lines as amendment BQ-1. If amendment BQ-1 is agreed to by the committee, then amendments BQ-2 and NDP will not be ruled in order.
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Bloc
André Bellavance Bloc Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
In actual fact, this is a subamendment to an amendment. My colleague from Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot can add to my amendment the elements found in BQ-2, which arrived a bit late. These elements should have been included in BQ-1, but they can be presented as a subamendment, to round out the amendment.
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Conservative
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NDP
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
When you see BQ-1, what exactly does that entail? What is that? Is it all this stuff here, or...?
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Conservative
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NDP
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Okay, and when you say NDP-1, that's the first page that we have here? Is that what you're saying?
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NDP
