Evidence of meeting #13 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 standards.
A recording is available from Parliament.
11:05 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
It has been circulated already. All the members got it.
Mr. Bigras, I'm trying to set up a 15-minute meeting for one o'clock to go over our work plan, if that's possible. You're saying you're not available before question period.
Nobody's available.
Okay, we will do this when we get back, and then we'll call a meeting of the steering committee.
We do have the plan of doing Bill C-311.
Go ahead, Mr. Warawa.
11:10 a.m.
Conservative
Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC
We haven't adjourned yet. The meeting is still going on.
With regard to Bill C-311, which I believe Mr. McGuinty has nicknamed the tiddlywinks bill, that bill has now been passed in the House. We're going to have to have a steering committee deciding how that's going to be incorporated into our schedule. The schedule now likely will be changing. The only study that's going on is the oil sands study. Does that continue, or is it going to have to be shelved to deal with Bill C-311?
Those are the kinds of questions we need to--
11:10 a.m.
Liberal
11:10 a.m.
An hon. member
That's not a point of order.
11:10 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
As long as I have people on the speaking list, the committee is going until we actually—
11:10 a.m.
An hon. member
You can go, Mr. McGuinty, if you want to.
11:10 a.m.
Liberal
David McGuinty Liberal Ottawa South, ON
On the point of order, sir, you just suggested a 15-minute meeting to deal with the work plan. Now we're into a debate about the work plan. You've just canvassed the table and no one is available. It's 15 minutes before question period. I think it's up to you now to make a ruling.
11:10 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
You're correct that we don't have a question on the floor.
All right, then, I will call a meeting of the steering committee when we get back from break, and we'll leave it at that.
11:10 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Bezan
I will have a motion to adjourn.
Mr. Watson, thank you.
We're out of here.
The meeting stands adjourned.