Environment committee  Just for clarification before I speak again, we are speaking to the amendment--is that correct?

Environment committee  Which is that we meet on June 7—

Environment committee  My first question to you, Chair, is whether or not the original motion is in order. Without an original motion, you're not going to have an amendment. I received during yesterday, and even late last night, an agenda that did not include this motion from Mr. McGuinty calling for

Environment committee  I have a clarification, Chair, before I speak to the amendment. Was it a friendly amendment that was accepted, or is it an amendment I'll be speaking to?

Environment committee  Thank you, Chair. At this point we don't have a motion on the floor, do we? I think there is a desire, a consensus, to have this referred to a steering committee. Mr. Bigras had suggested starting in September. I think that's practical, in the sense that we're scheduled to be h

Environment committee  It's not a restrictive list.

Environment committee  I'm fine with speaking afterwards.

Environment committee  I think the agreement was by next week. It would not be a restrictive list.

Environment committee  That would be fine.

Environment committee  On a point of order, I don't mean to interrupt, but the discussion right now is Bill C-377, and how we are going to plan Bill C-377. So I would encourage Mr. McGuinty to stay on topic. Thank you.

Environment committee  Thank you, Chair. Mr. Cullen and I have talked before about the idea of steering committees. The last time we had the steering committee go over a list of witnesses it worked quite well. You can see how long it's going to take for us to spend a lot of time this morning or in sub

Environment committee  It's to report back the main estimates to the House without changes.

Environment committee  This is one of many times that the Liberals have attempted to change the decision of the committee. We have an agenda. We were going to deal with the issue of looking at practical solutions on how to deal with reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution, carbon sequestration,

Environment committee  We've heard from the minister twice, once on the supplementary estimates and now on the main estimates, as the committee requested. The time is short, and I'd like to move that we report back the main estimates without changes.

Environment committee  How much time do I have?