Environment Committee on March 26th, 2009

Evidence of meeting #11 for Environment and Sustainable Development in the 40th Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was offence.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-16, An Act to amend certain Acts that relate to the environment and to enact provisions respecting the enforcement of certain Acts that relate to the environment

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Cynthia Wright Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Stewardship Branch, Department of the Environment

Albin Tremblay Chief Enforcement Officer, Department of the Environment

Sarah Cosgrove Manager, Legislative Advice Section, Department of the Environment

Darlene Pearson Director, Legislation and Policy, Parks Canada Agency

Linda Tingley Senior Counsel, Department of Justice

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Normand Radford

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

That's a good point, and we'll make sure we have it.

Let's call this motion. The bells are ringing. I'm going to have to cut off debate.

10:50 a.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Mr. Chair, I have a point of order.

I put a request to you two weeks ago that we start having our hearings covered by CPAC, and every meeting we've had, it hasn't come onto the agenda. I'm wondering when we're going to deal with it.

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

Actually Francis has a motion--

March 26th, 2009 / 10:50 a.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

So can we simply agree to it that we will have CPAC?

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

At next meeting I promise we'll put that on the agenda so we deal with Francis's motion.