Environment Committee on May 14th, 2008

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

You're working with amendment L-12?

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

Yes, L-12.

I guess we have to make this fit in with the new Conservative--

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

I would suggest making it subclause 8(4). We have 8(1), (2), (3), (4), but that becomes a--

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

Are the drafters okay with 8(4)?

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

It becomes a drafting thing, whether it's a new clause or--

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

All right, we'll call it subclause 8(4).

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Sure.

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

So we'll move this as subclause 8(4).

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Mr. Godfrey is proposing to make an addition. On clause 8, we have sub (1), (2), and (3). The proposal is to add a sub (4). He's going to give us the wording right now.

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

It would be:

The Minister shall at the same time submit the draft of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy to the Commissioner for review and comment, including as to whether targets and implementation strategies can be assessed, for which the Minister shall allow a period of not less than 120 days.

This goes on at the same time as submitting a draft to the Sustainable Development Advisory Council. So you have two things going on at the same time.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

What we have, then, is a subclause 8(4), and basically what we're saying is:

The Minister shall at the same time submit the draft of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy to the Commissioner for review and comment, including as to whether the targets and implementation strategies can be assessed, for which the Minister shall allow a period of not less than 120 days.

Any comments on subclause 8(4)?

Mr. Warawa.

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

The government can support that.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Okay. Any other comments or questions?

(Subamendment agreed to)

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

Now we have L-13 and L-14. I think that's right.

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

Yes.

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

I think they're gone, right?

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

They're gone, yes.

Now we have clause 8 as amended. Any comments?

(Clause 8 as amended agreed to)

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

I think everybody is aware that the bells will be going in about 10 minutes, with a vote at 5:45. Have you agreed to...?

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

If it's going to be substantive, Mr. Warawa wants some more time. But I think all of the changes proposed under clause 9 are simply “National” to “Federal”.

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

We have one more amendment that we'll be tabling just now.

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

To which clause?

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

Clause 9.

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

Why don't you tell us what it is?

[Maurice Vellacott, Conservative, Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, SK]

Can't we just adjourn?

[The Chair, Conservative, Bob Mills]

We can adjourn, but I understand that you have had a discussion. If this is substantive, I would suggest we adjourn. If it's not....