Environment Committee on May 9th, 2018

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Thank you very much. I think we have clarity there.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

Unfortunately, nobody, including the James Bay Cree, knows what is on schedule 2.

Are you saying here today that you're willing to put the James Bay Cree agreement on schedule 2?

[Christine Loth-Bown]

I'm saying that section 4, which outlines the ability to create schedule 2, should this piece of legislation be passed, offers the opportunity to have those discussions with the James Bay Cree or the Inuvialuit or other modern treaty and land claim....

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

I think that's very helpful.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

Well, I don't think so.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

I appreciate that clarification.

Shall the amendment carry?

[Ed Fast, Conservative, Abbotsford, BC]

I call for a recorded vote.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Okay.

(Amendment negatived: nays 8; yeas 1 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

I said yes, because I have no assurance that it will be on schedule 2, and neither have the Cree.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Next up is amendment NDP-18. If it's adopted, then amendment LIB-5 cannot be moved, because there will be a line conflict.

Linda.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

Madam Chair, the first part deals with line 7 on page 9, and it is changing “to foster sustainability” to “to ensure sustainability”.

I don't know whether you want to vote on these as we go along or as a package.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

No, just go ahead. Explain what you want to explain. We're going to vote on your amendment, all of it.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

This is also adding to line 9 the word “cultural” again. Then it is replacing lines 7 and 8 on page 10—

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Hold on. What one are you looking at right now?

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

I'm looking at amendment NDP-18.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

So am I, but I'm not following you. I'm following “replacing line 7 on page 9 with the following”:

“(a) to ensure sustainability,” (b) by replacing lines 7 and 8 on page 10 with the following: ”(j) to ensure that an impact assessment

Is that what you are reading? Am I missing something?

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

What I did was add from the floor. I can take out the added part, if you want to put it later.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

You did what?

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

I added that additional amendment from the floor. It's not written into the amendment.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Oh, you just need to let us know what you're doing. I wasn't aware.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

Okay, I'm sorry.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

What are you doing?

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

I was adding to line 9 the word “culture”.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Where?

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

It's between “social” and “and”.