Environment Committee on May 14th, 2008

Evidence of meeting #32 for Environment and Sustainable Development in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was godfrey.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-474, An Act to require the development and implementation of a National Sustainable Development Strategy, the reporting of progress against a standard set of environmental indicators and the appointment of an independent Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development accountable to Parliament, and to adopt specific goals with respect to sustainable development in Canada, and to make consequential amendments to another Act

MPs speaking

Also speaking

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

John Godfrey Liberal Don Valley West, ON

Can we just find out what it is?

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

Mr. Godfrey, just for your information, it's on line 27. The proposal is to change “the first three days” to “fifteen days”, to be consistent with what we did earlier.

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

John Godfrey Liberal Don Valley West, ON

Sure. Shall we see if we can get through 9, then?

(On clause 9--Submission to Governor in Council)

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

So what we have are government amendments 11, 12, and 13. We can start on page 28, which is G-11.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC

I so move.

It's changing “National” to “Federal”, to be consistent with the rest of the bill.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

We're doing G-11, which is actually a change we've already made, changing “National” to “Federal”.

5:20 p.m.

NDP

Denise Savoie NDP Victoria, BC

That's fair.

(Amendment agreed to)

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

We will now go to G-12.

Mr. Warawa.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC

I so move. Again, it's changing “National” to “Federal”.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

Okay, it's the same thing.

(Amendment agreed to)

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

On amendment G-13.

Sorry, we have this new amendment, which is changing “three” to “fifteen”. This is line 27, changing “three” to “fifteen days, after that on which the House is sitting”.

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

John Godfrey Liberal Don Valley West, ON

It's “thereafter on which that”.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

This amendment says, line 27....

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC

I'm just being consistent with other parts of the bill.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

I'm not sure, Mr. Warawa...“hereafter” instead of “after that”. Do we have “after that” in the amendment? Yes, it's “thereafter”. So the only change, then, is “three” to “fifteen”.

(Amendment agreed to)

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

Then we have amendment G-13.

(Amendment agreed to)

(Clause 9 as amended agreed to)

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

We probably should say we've done quite well today. Congratulations, committee. I think we're ready to go and vote. Very well done.

The meeting is adjourned.