Okay.
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.
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.
9:40 a.m.
Legislative Clerk, House of Commons
The amendment to the bill proposes to also replace subsection 9(4) of the act.
9:40 a.m.
Liberal
Mike Bossio Liberal Hastings—Lennox and Addington, ON
Essentially the amendment is going to replace subsections 9(1), 9(2), and 9(4) of the act.
9:40 a.m.
NDP
Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
So you don't agree with subsection 9(1) that is proposed in the bill?
9:40 a.m.
Liberal
Mike Bossio Liberal Hastings—Lennox and Addington, ON
No, subsections 9(1) and 9(2) in the bill are already going to replace subsections 9(1) and 9(2) of the act. The amendment is also going to replace subsection 9(4) in the act.
9:45 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
Yes.
Okay, can you just hold off? We have different amendments overlapping other amendments. Let's just do the one amendment that we're doing. I'm making it confusing.
We're bringing forward NDP-5 because if we approve LIB-2, you will then not get a chance to do what you're trying to do. I'm just trying to be decent and give you a chance to bring forward a subamendment, if you should desire it. I've jumped forward to your NDP-5, okay?
9:45 a.m.
NDP
9:45 a.m.
Liberal
Mike Bossio Liberal Hastings—Lennox and Addington, ON
No, the bill is replacing subsections 9(1) and (2) in the act. It's already there in the bill. What we're doing now is we're actually going to change 9(4) in the act.
9:45 a.m.
NDP
Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
The bill proposes a new subsection 9(1) and subsection 9(2).
9:45 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
Let's make sure we go through this, okay? This LIB-2 replaces line 22 on page 4 of the bill, okay...? Sorry—
9:45 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Deb Schulte
It's just to add a number, a “(1)”.
Do you guys know what we're doing?
9:45 a.m.
NDP
Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
I'm just trying to make sure that goals and targets and strategy are not removed by what they've done.
9:45 a.m.
Conservative
Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC
Why don't you persuade our colleagues on the other side of your NDP-5? I just went to bat for you, because I think they're sensible changes.
9:45 a.m.
NDP
Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
I know, but that's what I'm saying. I think it's more precise. It's clear in subsections (1), (2), and (3) what has to be done. I'm having a hard time seeing that what they've drafted would make it simple for entities to figure out what they're supposed to do and how the commissioner is going to hold them accountable to show that they considered those three things.
9:45 a.m.
Liberal