Environment Committee on May 31st, 2007

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

Okay.

So I'll guess we'll leave to the steering committee any other possible ideas we may have from now until June 22. I think that's perhaps the best way to proceed.

[The Vice-Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Fine.

Mr. Cullen.

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

That was going to be my suggestion, that if committee members have some floating topics they wish to consider, they come together on the Wednesday and cobble them together and have a quick run through those—not an extensive part of our meeting—to give some advice to the clerk to plan the rest.

[The Vice-Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

For the benefit of the committee—and Mr. McGuinty should hear this—the research analyst has asked for a little more clarity and specification in terms of what exactly members would like her to do in preparation. What topics would you like her to look at in preparation for next week's study? Now, I indicated earlier that you should get those thoughts to her quickly—but that was about the other issue we dealt with first, Bill C-377, wasn't it?

Would members like to indicate right now any particular topics you'd like the researcher to look at? Otherwise, I'd ask you to get those topics to her by.... I'd ask members, if you have any suggestions now, let's hear them. If not, I'm going to ask you to get them to the clerk by five o'clock tomorrow, who can then pass them on to the research analyst.

I think I have Mr. Bigras, and then Mr. Godfrey.

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

I don't want to dwell on this, but I think Mr. Mills' people should talk with our analyst, because Mr. Mills is very interested in this subject. It might be a good idea for the analyst to contact Mr. Mills' office to see what issues he would like to see included in this study. I think that's the first thing we should do and, of course, if committee members would like to add other things, the analyst could look at those as well.

[The Vice-Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Thank you, Mr. Bigras.

Mr. Godfrey.

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

I would just like to know from the parliamentary secretary—and maybe he's told us this already—his best guess as to when the two sets of things we asked for on Tuesday from the minister's office will be delivered. That is to say, when will we have the deck—full of its charming references to me, and other things, which I'm personally looking forward to very much—and perhaps more pertinently, the information on climate issues we asked for with regard to our study a week today? I'm just wondering about those, because there was some talk of having them by today. It will clearly help us talk to the researcher, when we have a sense of what we've got in front of us—which is beyond what we had. I'm just wondering when we're going to be getting that information.

[The Vice-Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Mr. Warawa, do you wish to respond?

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

Yes, thank you, Chair.

I just wanted to make sure we're talking about the same thing. Was that the deck where you were supporting intensity targets?

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

That would be the deck from Liberal members—

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

Okay, thank you.

As I said earlier, the information that's been requested will be provided today.

[The Vice-Chair, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Thank you, colleagues.

I don't see any more hands raised.

The meeting is adjourned.