Natural Resources Committee on Oct. 30th, 2023

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

CPC-125 is inadmissible because no amendment has been made to the bill that would necessitate a change to the short title.

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

CPC-126 is inadmissible because no amendment has been made to the bill that would necessitate a change to the short title.

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

CPC-127 is inadmissible because no amendment has been made to the bill that would necessitate a change to the short title.

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

We'll go to CPC-128, which is inadmissible as no amendment has been made to the bill that would necessitate a change to the short title.

[Earl Dreeshen, Conservative, Red Deer—Mountain View, AB]

I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

We'll go to CPC-129, which is inadmissible as no amendment has been made to the bill that would necessitate a change to the short title.

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

We'll go to CPC-130, which is inadmissible. No amendment has been made to the bill that would necessitate a change to the short title.

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Shall the short title carry?

(Clause 1 agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4)

We will now proceed to the title.

CPC-131 is inadmissible as no amendment has been made to the bill that would necessitate a change.

[An hon. member]

I challenge the chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Shall the title carry?

(Title agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4)

Shall the bill as amended carry?

(Bill C-50 as amended agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4)

Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House?

(Reporting of bill to the House agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4)

Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?

(Reprint of the bill agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4)

Colleagues, thank you so much for your hard work and dedication.

Thank you to all of the staff, the clerks, the interpreters and everybody involved for your tremendous job over the last several months.

We are suspended.

[The meeting was suspended at 2:34 a.m., Thursday, December 7]

[The meeting resumed at 11:04 a.m., Monday, December 11]

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

I call this meeting to order.

Welcome back to meeting number 80 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

In accordance with our routine motion, I'm informing the committee that all remote participants have completed their required connection tests in advance of the meeting.

Ms. Dabrusin, I will now move to you.

[Julie Dabrusin, Liberal, Toronto—Danforth, ON]

Mr. Chair, I move:

That given Bill C-49, an act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts, has been referred to committee, the committee initiate its consideration of Bill C-49 with the following schedule:

a) That the minister and officials be invited to appear before the committee on Bill C-49 on a date to be determined by the chair;

b) That members submit their lists of suggested witnesses concerning Bill C-49 by 12:00 p.m. on a date to be determined by the chair and that the chair, clerk and analysts create witness panels which reflect the representation of the parties on the committee, and, once complete, that the chair begin scheduling those meetings:

c) That the chair seek additional meeting times and that meetings be scheduled, if resources are available, for up to three hours each;

d) That the chair issue a press release for Bill C-49, inviting written submissions from the public and establishing a deadline for those submissions;

e) That the committee hold four meetings with witnesses on Bill C-49 before clause-by-clause consideration for Bill C-49 is scheduled and that the chair seek to hold one of those meetings in Halifax, Nova Scotia and one of those meetings in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador;

f) That the chair set deadlines for the submission of proposed amendments for Bill C-49 in advance of the beginning of clause-by-clause consideration but no sooner than after the completion of the respective witness meetings, and that the members of the committee, as well as Members who are not part of a caucus represented on the committee, submit to the clerk all of their proposed amendments to Bill C-49 no later than 4:00 p.m. on a date established by the chair, in both official languages, and that these be distributed to members;

g) That up to four meetings be scheduled for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-49 and should the committee not complete its clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-49 by the end of scheduled clause-by-clause considerations, at the next available meeting all remaining amendments submitted to the committee shall be deemed moved; the chair shall put the question, forthwith and successively, without further debate, on all remaining clauses and proposed amendments, as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of clause by-clause consideration of the bill, as well as all questions necessary to report the bill to the House; order that it be reprinted; and order the chair to report the bill to the House as soon as possible.

Thank you, Chair. Now that I've moved the motion, I move that the committee move in camera.

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

I have a point of order.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

We have to go to a vote, because she moved it.

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

Chair, I had already asked to speak, and you acknowledged me.

[Garnett Genuis, Conservative, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB]

I have a point of order, Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Call the roll.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 7; nays 1)

We'll now go in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]