Evidence of meeting #112 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 agency.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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A voice
That reference is to page 23, I think
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Green
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
That's correct. That's where you find section 29, which reads in part, “The Agency may delegate to any person, body or jurisdiction”.
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Liberal
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Green
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Basically yes, and on to page 24. Section 29 is currently nullified. That section would “cease to apply to a designated project if the impact assessment of the project is referred by the Minister to a review panel.” The Canadian Environmental Law Association's advice is to leave section 29 in. You still have the opportunity to consider a delegation.
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Liberal
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Green
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Those are already deleted. Well, they're not deleted; they don't apply when there's a reference to review panel.
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Green
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
This is advice from the Canadian Environmental Law Association, and I thought it was good advice, so I prepared an amendment.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
We'll have a recorded vote.
(Amendment negatived: nays 7; yeas 1 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
We'll move to NDP-30.
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NDP
Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
We're on line 6 at page 22. We're moving forward here. Line 6 has to do with public participation.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
Yes. This isn't drafted right.
Okay, so what's your amendment? You have “replacing line 6 on page 22”, which says “to collect that information”.
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An hon. member
She's adding a few words.
