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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Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
Yes, it's pages 6 and 7 in your package, if you've got your package.
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NDP
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Okay, so that's page 2 and also page 3? Is that what--
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
Well, don't get confused, because there are a lot of page 2s and 3s in here with all the different amendments.
Work off the package that was circulated this morning. They have the page numbers on the bottom. Do you have that in front of you? I think it's better if we work off the same package; then we're referring to the same pages.
Pages 6 and 7, which is NDP-1, are amending the same section we're dealing with in amendments BQ-1 and BQ-2. One would then pre-empt the other.
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NDP
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Okay.
What you're saying is if we adopt the Bloc amendment, then there's no chance that we can adopt my amendment? Is that what you're saying?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
Yes.
Once a committee amends a line, it's amended; you can't amend twice.
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NDP
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
If we adopt my amendment, then there's no chance of adopting the Bloc amendment. Is that about right?
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Conservative
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NDP
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
The Bloc motion was in first, so that's how we do it.
Go ahead, Guy.
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Conservative
Guy Lauzon Conservative Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
If we can't come a conclusion on it, I wonder if we could do the simpler ones and then come back and do the ones we might--
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Conservative
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Conservative
Guy Lauzon Conservative Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
That might be a suggestion. We could get the ones that we get agreement on, and then we'll concentrate on the ones that are more difficult.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
We're dealing with clause 2. We can stand the clause and come back to it.
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Conservative
Guy Lauzon Conservative Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
Would that be acceptable to the committee?
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Conservative
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NDP
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
I didn't hear what you were saying, Guy. Could you explain that point?
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Conservative
Guy Lauzon Conservative Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
I was just thinking that if we could get the ones we agree on out of the way, maybe that will help us to resolve some of the ones that we're having.... Maybe, as we go into some of the other ones, it will address some of the nuances.
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NDP
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Conservative
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NDP
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
You're not talking about the amendments, but about the clauses. Do you mean we'll get those that we agree on out of the way, and then we'll come back to the amendments?
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Bloc
André Bellavance Bloc Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
I have a problem with the fact that the amendments are incompatible. Amendment NDP-1 moved by Mr. Atamanenko infringes on provincial jurisdictions. That's a problem. I have moved my amendment and I would like the committee to debate it and vote on it.