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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NDP
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?
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Vice-President, Policy Development Sector, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
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....
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Liberal
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
Okay.
(Amendment negatived: nays 8; yeas 1 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
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NDP
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.
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Liberal
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.
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NDP
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.
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Liberal
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.
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NDP
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—
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Liberal
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?
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NDP
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.
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NDP
Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
I added that additional amendment from the floor. It's not written into the amendment.
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Liberal
