Evidence of meeting #35 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 amendment.
A recording is available from Parliament.
5 p.m.
Liberal
5 p.m.
Liberal
5 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
No.
When a subamendment to an amendment is moved, it's voted on first. Then another subamendment may be moved, or the committee may consider the main amendment and vote on it. Once every clause has been voted on, the committee will vote on the title and the bill itself. An order to reprint the bill may be required if amendments are adopted, so that the House has a proper copy for use at report stage.
Finally, the committee will have to order the chair to report the bill to the House. That report contains only the text of any adopted amendments as well as an indication of any deleted clauses.
I thank all the members for their attention and wish everyone a productive clause-by-clause as we go through the consideration of Bill C-238.
Are there any questions?
Mr. Shields.
5 p.m.
Conservative
Martin Shields Conservative Bow River, AB
Madam Chair, is a motion to move the bill with the amendments, in whole, in order?
5 p.m.
Conservative
Martin Shields Conservative Bow River, AB
I know, but I'm asking you a question. I'm asking if that is in order.
5 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
I don't think so, but let me see. If everybody agrees...?
Basically, with unanimous consent—and I see a head shaking no, so I don't think we're going to get unanimous consent—we could change the process, but I think we agreed that we would go through it clause by clause. Let's just go through it.
Mr. Eglinski has a question.
5 p.m.
Conservative
Jim Eglinski Conservative Yellowhead, AB
We can discuss each portion as we go through and ask questions.
5 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
All right. I'll get started.
Pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), consideration of clause 1, the short title is postponed. I've already explained why we postpone that.
(On clause 2)
Mr. Gerretsen.
5:05 p.m.
Liberal
Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON
Madam Chair, after great consideration of this bill, I've come up with an amendment to it.
5:05 p.m.
Liberal
Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON
Do you need to read out the original first or can I just read out the amendment? How does that work?
5:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
Everybody has it. Does everybody have a copy of the amendment? Do we need to read it out?
5:05 p.m.
Conservative
5:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
I'm talking about the one that was presented in the House. Does everybody have the one that was presented in the House? Do we need to read it out?
5:05 p.m.
Conservative
5:05 p.m.
Liberal
Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON
Yes, it's the original.
No, it's not necessarily? Okay.
5:05 p.m.
Liberal
5:05 p.m.
Liberal
Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON
My amendment would be that Bill C-238 in clause 2—because we're on clause 2, correct?—be amended by replacing lines 8 to 18 on page 1 with the following, and I'm going to read this out. I did ask the clerk in advance, and it was her recommendation that we read it out to get it on the record, so I will do that.
