Environment Committee on Oct. 31st, 2006

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Mr. Vellacott, I believe you have made your case, and I think it's very clear.

Unless someone else has a comment on the amendment, we should go to the vote. I would like to know if it's the will of the committee to do that.

[John Godfrey, Liberal, Don Valley West, ON]

Yes.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

We're all clear on what we're voting on. We're voting on the compromise friendly amendment that has been made, so that we do in fact have timelines now set. Obviously, on Thursday we'll be looking at the schedule, the witnesses, and so on, and then we'll move on from there, with the 5th and the 7th being the end of the discussion point. Is everybody clear on that?

Will this be a recorded vote?

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

Yes, please.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

This is on the motion that has been amended—

[John Godfrey, Liberal, Don Valley West, ON]

Is this on the thing as amended?

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

No, this is the main one as amended. Because it's a friendly amendment, we're going to have one vote, and that vote will be to move on with those dates being changed.

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

I have one very quick comment, Mr. Chair.

I appreciate what has been accomplished here in the compromise. We do have a list of witnesses that we will be presenting to the clerk in both official languages and a proposed work plan. We look forward to continuing to work with you.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Great.

Everybody be prepared for Thursday, and hopefully we can work out that work plan, get on with the job, and do what all of us want to try to accomplish.

We'll go to the vote.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 10; nays 0)

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

Excuse me, Mr. Chair, is there unanimous consent to deal with Mr. Cullen's motion, which could be dealt with very quickly?

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Is there unanimous consent to deal with Mr. Cullen's motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Mr. Cullen, very briefly.

[Nathan Cullen, NDP, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC]

Committee members have seen this motion for some time now. It has been slightly amended, but the essence is the same: to recall the minister to the committee. There were a number of questions raised in her testimony. You can read them there. Four points are made, and I look for the will of the committee to invite her back.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

We will have to fit her into that schedule, of course.

[Nathan Cullen, NDP, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC]

That is assuming the schedule the committee is working with right now.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Mr. Warawa, did you have any comments on that?

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

No, I'd like to call for the vote on his motion.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Mr. Vellacott wants a recorded vote on the motion by Mr. Cullen, and I now call the question.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 12; nays 0)

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Thank you.

The meeting is adjourned.