Environment Committee on May 3rd, 2007

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Yes, if you're going to remove it, change it, or whatever--

[Bernard Bigras, Bloc, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC]

I would remove it.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Where we're at right now is that Mr. Warawa has not moved it; he's asking if there is a change you would like made, as opposed to a subamendment, so that he can move it.

[Bernard Bigras, Bloc, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC]

I can make a friendly amendment to the motion, but I would ask Mr. Warawa to withdraw paragraph (d). Would he agree to do that? If Mr. Warawa does not accept my suggestion, I will have to proceed more formally.

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

At this point I would like to leave it in, then, because I think it's a very important part of the consultation process.

[Bernard Bigras, Bloc, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC]

Great.

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

I so move.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

What we have, then, is an amendment that has been moved, and the only change as written is that in paragraph 6(c) we take out “take steps to”. That's how it is moved at this point.

Is there discussion about the motion as Mr. Warawa made it?

Go ahead, Mr. Cullen.

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

Sorry, I understood that we were also going to take out “take steps to” in paragraph 6(d).

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

I believe Mr. Bigras is going to make a subamendment.

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

Oh, he is? I think he's just going to vote against it. That is my understanding.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

I'm sorry. You want “take steps to”...?

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

Yes.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Mr. Warawa, I'm sure that when you made your motion, you meant to take out “take steps to” in paragraph 6(d).

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

That's correct.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Yes. That's what I heard.

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

It's both.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Yes, in both of them.

[Bernard Bigras, Bloc, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC]

As I understand it, my colleague...

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Yes, go ahead, Mr. Bigras.

[Bernard Bigras, Bloc, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC]

...did not understand, and I just want to make sure that I understand him. Mr. Warawa, is the government moving its amendment with paragraph (d) removed? No? You are keeping it in? That is not what I understood.

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

We're keeping it in.

[Bernard Bigras, Bloc, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC]

Very good. He moves his amendment and I can move a subamendment. I will do that.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Yes.

[Bernard Bigras, Bloc, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC]

OK. Let him move it, and I will speak.