Environment Committee on May 9th, 2018

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Yes.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

We're all getting tired, including me.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

I got it. That makes sense.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

They could want Fisheries and Oceans, for instance, to give them information, so it's “or federal authority to collect that information”.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Do you want to make a comment?

[Robert Sopuck, Conservative, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB]

Yes. This is outside the scope of normal impact assessment work. The proponent always does the study and can ask the federal government for data that it has, but to have a federal agency go out there and do a study that's part of an impact assessment is simply not in the tradition of impact assessments. It's the proponent that does the study.

[Ed Fast, Conservative, Abbotsford, BC]

You guys all agree with that.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Point well made.

Shall amendment NDP-30 carry?

[Ed Fast, Conservative, Abbotsford, BC]

I'd like a recorded vote.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

We'll have a recorded vote.

(Amendment negatived: nays 7; yeas 1 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

I'm going to try to get one more in before seven o'clock, if I can.

We'll move to NDP-31.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

This is one that everybody should like.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

We're almost there. Let's quickly do it.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

I've heard how popular it is. We're at line 8 on page 22. It would read, “The Agency must ensure that the public is provided with an opportunity for meaningful participation in the impact assessment”.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

This is consistent with another one we moved. Is everybody good with that? Do you understand?

Shall amendment NDP-31 carry?

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

I understand that people did not want to extend the session tonight. I know we're moving through it, and I'm trying to be very generous with the time so that people can explain themselves and understand each amendment carefully. I would like to suggest that tomorrow we try to start at nine o'clock.

[Ed Fast, Conservative, Abbotsford, BC]

No.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

What about 10 o'clock?

I'm doing my best to give the time that's needed.

[Ed Fast, Conservative, Abbotsford, BC]

You are.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

We'll be back, then, at 11 o'clock in room 253-D. The meeting is from 11:00 to 1:30 tomorrow.

The meeting is adjourned.