Evidence of meeting #2 for Environment and Sustainable Development in the 43rd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was regulations.
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of the Environment
I would have to send it to you, because it's long and complicated. It deals with specificity, materiality, etc. Perhaps I can undertake to send you the language.
NDP
Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC
Okay, great.
Are we in any way reviewing that and determining a more robust definition of inefficient and efficient fossil fuel subsidies?
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of the Environment
We're in the process of reviewing the framework in light of the consultation that was held, led by Michael Horgan, and it's in train.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi
Thank you very much to the witnesses. I know I cut some of you off when you were doing your presentations. The committee has asked if you could share your notes where applicable, and the clerk will also send you an email for follow-ups.
As the committee knows, we have a meeting on Tuesday, and we will allocate 20 minutes for committee business, when we will look at all the follow-ups of NRCan, etc., and we'll discuss moving forward our agenda.
I'd like to thank all the witnesses for being here. Share your notes with us if you can, and sorry to have cut you off, but we have to maintain time.
With that, I'll excuse the witnesses, and we will have five minutes for committee business.
Committee members, Madame Pauzé has a proposition to make, and we will all listen to it.
Madame Pauzé.
Bloc
Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC
Thank you, Madam Chair.
I am asking the committee to immediately proceed to the election of the second vice-chair. That has been done in a number of other committees, and we are waiting for the decision of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs to proceed with the election of the third vice-chair. That is what I am proposing.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi
The normal process is that we would have the first vice-chair for sure and the second vice-chair, but we listened to Ms. Collins, who asked if we could wait until PROC. However, it's up to the committee to decide whether it wants to proceed.
Ms. Collins.
NDP
Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC
I just spoke to Madame Pauzé, and I'm comfortable going forward now. Once PROC has made its decision, we can update if it's different.
Liberal
Liberal
The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Alexandre Roger
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the second vice-chair must be a member from an opposition party other than the official opposition. I am now prepared to receive motions for the second vice-chair.
Liberal
Peter Schiefke Liberal Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
So it is the right time to nominate Monique Pauzé for second vice-chair of this committee.
The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Schiefke that Ms. Pauzé be elected second vice-chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare the motion carried and Ms. Pauzé duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi
The clerk is going to send a revised timetable, because we received some information from Ms. Findlay regarding the subcommittees, so we will discuss it after the Tuesday meeting. Once the witnesses have gone, we'll allocate the time for committee business.
Thank you.
The meeting is adjourned.