Environment Committee on June 2nd, 2008

Evidence of meeting #35 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 amendments.

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

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Marie-Andrée Roy Parliamentary Counsel (Legislation), Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel

4:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

We'll go to amendment L-4.

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Liberal

John Godfrey Liberal Don Valley West, ON

Before we go on to L-4, we're now on to the new package, right?

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Conservative

Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC

Exactly.

Our amendments deal with lines 11, 12, 13, and 14.

4:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

Mr. Godfrey, your amendments came in first, so we would have to deal with your two amendments.

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Liberal

John Godfrey Liberal Don Valley West, ON

Okay. Then I will withdraw amendment L-4 in order to allow Mr. Warawa to make a motion on deleting.

4:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

Mr. Warawa.

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Conservative

Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC

I'm introducing amendment G-2.1.

4:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

The clerk advises me you don't need paragraph (a). We just did that.

So everyone has amendment G-2.1? That's new. You just got it today.

Mr. Warawa.

4:40 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC

Again, it's housekeeping.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

It's pretty much housekeeping. Are there any questions?

(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

Let's go to amendment L-5 on page 7.

Mr. Godfrey.

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Liberal

John Godfrey Liberal Don Valley West, ON

This amendment deletes lines 23...because we don't need the definition of “petitioner”, as the term is no longer used in Bill C-474.

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

So this just removes the definition of “petitioner”.

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Liberal

John Godfrey Liberal Don Valley West, ON

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

Are there any questions? Shall amendment L-5 carry?

(Amendment agreed to)

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

Now we're on amendment G-3. That's on page 8.

Mr. Warawa.

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Conservative

Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC

One second.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

You can speak to either amendment G-3 or amendment G-4. They both deal with the same lines.

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Conservative

Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC

I'll talk to amendment G-4.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

So we're now looking at amendment G-4 on page 9.

Mr. Warawa.

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC

This deals with the definition of the precautionary principle, which is now in harmony with that in CEPA 1999.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

Are there any questions? Shall amendment G-4 carry?

(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

(Clause 2 as amended agreed to)

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

Now we go to the schedule, which is at the back of the bill on page 11.

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

John Godfrey Liberal Don Valley West, ON

I think we need to go to amendment L-23.1.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Bob Mills

That's been voted on.