Environment Committee on May 8th, 2018

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.

On the agenda

Bill C-69

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jean-Sébastien Rochon Counsel, Department of Justice

Olivier Champagne Procedural Clerk

Christine Loth-Bown Vice-President, Policy Development Sector, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Brent Parker Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Division, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

Darren Fisher Liberal Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS

How about 7 o'clock?

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Is 7 o'clock acceptable?

1:30 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

How about another day?

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

There is no other day, because on Thursday, we have—

1:30 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Oh, because the government wants it fast-tracked, right?

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

No. Because there's a funeral on Thursday. So there's a change in that—

1:30 p.m.

Green

Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC

Are we not meeting on Thursday?

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

I'm planning at this point to meet on Thursday.

1:30 p.m.

Green

Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC

That's what I'm wondering about since we're having a Wednesday schedule on Thursday. I know that a lot of people would like to go to Gord Brown's funeral. I would want to go. If Thursday is to be on a Wednesday schedule, we will have a lot more hours, as we won't have to be in the House for other things. I'm just wondering if Thursday gives us more time to expand.

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

Mike Bossio Liberal Hastings—Lennox and Addington, ON

We already go from 11 until 2 o'clock.

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

We're doing the regular schedule from 11—

1:30 p.m.

Green

Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC

We could start at nine and go....

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

I'm open, but—

1:30 p.m.

Green

Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC

I'm not on the committee. I'm just saying that we need more time.

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

I made a suggestion for tomorrow. Let's see how we go. I'm understanding that there might be some agreement to go until 7 or 7:30?

1:30 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Until seven.

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Okay. It will be till 7 o'clock, and we'll do that tomorrow. We'll see how we go. We'll keep trying to work at giving ourselves the time we need. Okay? Thank you very much.

The meeting is adjourned.