Environment Committee on Nov. 23rd, 2023

Evidence of meeting #86 for Environment and Sustainable Development in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was community.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Freshwater

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Julian Aherne Associate Professor, School of Environment, Trent University, As an Individual

Randal Macnair Conservation Coordinator, Elk Valley, Wildsight

Tyler McCann Managing Director, Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute

Eddy Charlie Co-Organizer, Victoria Orange Shirt Day, As an Individual

Frank Annau Director, Product Stewardship, Fertilizer Canada

Jérôme Marty Executive Director, International Association for Great Lakes Research

Chief Victor Bonspille Mohawk Council of Kanesatake

Eugene Nicholas Director of Environment, Mohawk Council of Kanesatake

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Okay, so Mr. van Koeverden has an amendment to Mr.—

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

Adam van Koeverden Liberal Milton, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the indulgence of our colleagues opposite, who routinely run motions in the middle of these studies.

The only amendment would be adding “as soon as possible” at the end. As Mr. Bachrach said, the government would provide a written response to this committee, and then it would say “as soon as possible.”

1:30 p.m.

NDP

Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

I would accept that as a friendly amendment. It's something that we often include.

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Okay. Do we want to vote on this resolution?

You have the floor, Ms. Pauzé.

1:35 p.m.

Bloc

Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC

I, for one, do not wish to put the question to a vote today, and I move that the meeting be adjourned.

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Okay. So you want the meeting to be adjourned.

We will vote on Ms. Pauzé's motion to adjourn.

1:35 p.m.

NDP

Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Can I just ask Madame Pauzé—?

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

You can ask if it's a matter of clarification, but not debate.

1:35 p.m.

NDP

Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Okay. My clarification to Madame Pauzé is that I think she was trying to move the debate on this motion to a future meeting.

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

No, she said she wants to adjourn.

1:35 p.m.

NDP

Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

You want to kill the debate and kill the motion?

1:35 p.m.

Bloc

Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC

No, that's not what I'm suggesting.

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

She wants to adjourn.

1:35 p.m.

Bloc

Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC

I'm not proposing to eliminate debate on the motion. I just think it could be debated at another meeting.

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

It will have to be moved again, but for the time being, you're asking for an adjournment.

1:35 p.m.

Bloc

Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC

That's right.

1:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

So there will be no debate. Can we have a show of hands? Who wants to adjourn the meeting?

Mr. van Koeverden, do you want to...?

Everyone wants to adjourn the meeting.

I think we're going to adjourn.

I want to thank the witnesses for an interesting discussion.

We'll see all of the members in question period.