Evidence of meeting #113 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 line.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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MPs speaking

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Jean-Sébastien Rochon  Counsel, Department of Justice
Christine Loth-Bown  Vice-President, Policy Development Sector, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Philippe Méla
Brent Parker  Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Division, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Jeff Labonté  Assistant Deputy Minister, Major Projects Management Office, Department of Natural Resources

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

We are, but I asked—

12:55 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Mine is amending line 8.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

—for unanimous consent to consider this and I got it, so we're moving the subamendment to amendment LIB-33, which is at line 15 on page 33.

Shall the subamendment carry?

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Robert Sopuck Conservative Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB

I would like a recorded vote.

(Subamendment agreed to: yeas 5; nays 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Now I'm being told that we need to consider amendment LIB-33.

Normally we would just carry on with amendment LIB-33, but I'm mindful of what Linda has said, that she wants to try to do this in proper order.

Really what we're trying to do is just amend the amendment so that they are ready for.... When they come through, they'll have.... The worry is that you'll forget what the subamendment is, so we'll just need to be very clear.

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

I'm fine with the subamendment going into mine.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

We can discuss that too. Let's just finish this subamendment.

I am going to stand down amendment LIB-33 so as to get to it, when we come to it, knowing that it has been subamended.

(Amendment allowed to stand)

I'm making the legislative clerk very nervous.

We'll go to amendment LIB-76. Perhaps it could be brought forward.

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

What line is that?

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Do we have unanimous consent to go to—?

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

What line is that?

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

It's on page 278 of the amendments package.

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

All right. You have me beat, then.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

We are now, in this one, on page 89 of the bill at line 8, so turn to page 89.

Line 8 is talking to “Appointment from roster”.

We're back at appointments, then, and we're making a subamendment to this amendment that is being proposed, to add that—

1 p.m.

A voice

[Inaudible--Editor]

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

No, it's because we're trying to make it consistent through the act.

It's that “The chairperson must not”—

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

On page 89.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Yes.

We have agreement to consider the subamendment to this amendment.

Mike.

1 p.m.

Liberal

Mike Bossio Liberal Hastings—Lennox and Addington, ON

The subamendment once again is the same as the others, that the chairperson must not be appointed from the roster.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Shall the subamendment to LIB-76 carry?

1 p.m.

Conservative

Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC

I'd like a recorded vote.

(Subamendment agreed to: yeas 5; nays 3 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Following in the spirit of co-operation that everybody's doing here, which I really appreciate, we're going to go back in order.

We did LIB-30, and that passed.

We're now on PV-48.

1 p.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

No, what happened to mine on line 8?

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Hold on, we have to make sure we get it straight, here.

I'm looking for LIB-31. What happened to LIB-31? It's not in the kit.

Can the Liberals please help me out, here. I have LIB-30.

1 p.m.

Liberal

Mike Bossio Liberal Hastings—Lennox and Addington, ON

That was withdrawn.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

That's what I wanted to know.

LIB-31...there was also a LIB-30.1