Environment Committee on Nov. 29th, 2010

[The Chair, Conservative, James Bezan]

That is debate, not a point of order.

Mr. Warawa.

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

I appreciate your ruling, Chair, but I also appreciate the comment. I hear the echo of Sydney tar ponds. It was in those dark 13 years that the Liberals said, “Just give us one more term and we will get things done.” But then they got a new leader who said, “What a mess we made of the environment. Why didn't we get it done?”

The first thing I did as parliamentary secretary was go to the Sydney tar ponds. The hesitation of Cape Breton on the environment--

[An hon. member]

That's debate.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Bezan]

He has the floor so he can debate.

But let's make sure we are relevant, Mr. Warawa. Let's go back to the original motion.

[Steven Blaney, Conservative, Lévis—Bellechasse, QC]

It's absolutely relevant.

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

Maybe we should call for witnesses and let Canadians hear what happened in the Sydney tar ponds.

[Mark Eyking, Liberal, Sydney—Victoria, NS]

It was the Liberals--

[Mark Warawa, Conservative, Langley, BC]

It was the Conservative government that actually made the decision and provided the funding that the Liberals only talked about. This is a government of action that gets things done. There are no more dark years where nothing is happening.

We need to hear from witnesses. The motion is appropriate. Let's call the witnesses. Let's not rush Bill C-469 through. Anything that is this bad, where Ms. Duncan herself.... In spite of all the tactics going on and trying to rush this through, Canadians want a good discussion on Bill C-469.

This side is committed to making sure those witnesses have an opportunity. No more gagging from the coalition.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Bezan]

We're at 5:30 and we're set to adjourn at 5:30.

Can I have a motion to adjourn?

Okay. We're out of here.

The meeting is adjourned.