Evidence of meeting #111 for Environment and Sustainable Development in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was definition.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Green
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
What he's saying, I think, because I wasn't listening to anything but the French, is that when we take out 39(2), we'll have 39(1) and 39(3). So we could make a consequential amendment to change 39(3) to 39(2) to make it clearer
If I understood what you said correctly.
Conservative
Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Actually, it is either 39(1) or (3); you have indicated paragraph (3), but we have forgotten paragraph (1).
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
Okay, we're going to take a pause for two minutes, just to get squared up. Thanks.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
We'll resume.
On PV-5, I think it has been resolved.
Monsieur Godin, all good?
Liberal
Liberal
Darren Fisher Liberal Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
Madam Chair, I can't find it right now, but I'm pretty sure that LIB-26 does pretty much, if not exactly, what Ms. May is contemplating here.
Liberal
Liberal
Darren Fisher Liberal Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
As LIB-26? I think it more reflects how we want to move forward.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
Just before you vote, if PV-5 is adopted, PV-43, NDP-11, and PV-46 cannot be moved, because there would be a line conflict. I just want you to be aware of that as you vote on PV-5.
Yes.
Green
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
I just found LIB-26, and I can't understand how LIB-26 does anything to deal with the conflict of our being disallowed by this legislation from having a joint review panel if the matter is before the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission or the Canadian energy regulator—unless I'm misreading this.
I know it's not essential for my amendment to know there's one coming later, but I don't think the one that comes later.... If you're counting on LIB-26 to fix this, I don't think it does.
While we're pausing just to consider what the Liberal members of committee would really like to do, it doesn't make sense to me that this limitation in 39(2) is there. Deleting it is the most straightforward thing to do. You're replacing lines 19 to 22, which I delete, and the minister is still not authorized. It still says that the minister is not authorized, under your amendment.
Therefore, if you want to make sure that you deal with this, please pass mine.
Conservative
Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC
I'd like a recorded vote.
(Amendment negatived: nays 8; yeas 1 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
Can we go back to NDP-12 on which there was a bit of discussion? Do we have that settled yet?
Counsel, Department of Justice
Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Liberal
Conservative
Robert Sopuck Conservative Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB
Can we have a recorded vote.
(Amendment negatived: nays 5; yeas 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])