Environment Committee on Dec. 7th, 2017

Evidence of meeting #89 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 right.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-57

MPs speaking

Deb Schulte
Mike Bossio
Robert Sopuck
John Aldag
Mark Gerretsen
Linda Duncan
William Amos
Ed Fast
Darren Fisher
Joël Godin
Elizabeth May
Jonathan Wilkinson

Also speaking

Olivier Champagne  Legislative Clerk, House of Commons
Paula Brand  Director General, Sustainability Directorate, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of the Environment
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Thomas Bigelow

10:45 a.m.

NDP

Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

On division.

(Clause 8 carried on division)

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

Thank you.

We continue on Tuesday.

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Hold on a second. Do you guys really want to come here to do one clause on Tuesday?

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

I could bundle them up, and we could probably get it done in less than 10 minutes now.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC

Also, the Liberals have a scheduled amendment.

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

There's one more amendment. The rest of them are as they stand.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC

We'll do it at the next meeting and then carry on.

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

We're literally going to come here for 10 minutes on Tuesday.

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

No, we're coming back anyway, because we have other business to do. We have a trip to organize, and we're here on Tuesday. See you Tuesday.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC

We're going to get the bill passed.

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Pardon me?

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC

We're going to get the bill passed.

10:45 a.m.

A voice

We might even support it.

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte

See you Tuesday.

The meeting is adjourned.