Environment Committee on May 22nd, 2018

Evidence of meeting #114 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 see.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-69

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Olivier Champagne Legislative Clerk, House of Commons

Jean-Sébastien Rochon Counsel, Department of Justice

Christine Loth-Bown Vice-President, Policy Development Sector, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

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

Terence Hubbard Director General, Petroleum Resources Branch, Department of Natural Resources

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Putting all questions aside, we're going on with our work. We are in the middle of a clause. There's no putting a motion on the floor.

Let's get back to the work we were doing.

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NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

The committee members are not happy with what's proceeding. Let me put forward the motion. The motion would be, “Notwithstanding—

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

No.

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NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

—the previous motions”—

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Liberal

William Amos Liberal Pontiac, QC

Madam Chair, this is out of order.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

I'm sorry, you're out of order, and we're going back to the work that we're in the middle of in committee.

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NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Why am I out of order?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Because you cannot put a motion on the floor in the middle of clause-by-clause.

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NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Says who?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

The motion says—

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NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

There's nothing in our previous motion that is preventing me from bringing forward another motion.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Everything has been put. We're moving to vote, with no discussion. There are no clauses, no amendments; we're moving to vote.

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NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

You're not allowing me to bring forward a motion with an alternative procedure.

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Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

I am enacting the committee's motion. Let's get back to work.

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NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

There was one motion. I'd like to propose an alternative.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

We are at CPC-24.

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

I have a point of order.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

What's your point of order?

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Is there anything in the preceding motion that specifically precludes members from raising motions after a certain hour?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Yes, after nine o'clock.

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NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

No, there isn't.

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

No, there's nothing.

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NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

You could have put it in there, but—

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

There's nothing in the text of the motion that says members cannot move motions.