Environment Committee on March 29th, 2021

Evidence of meeting #22 for Environment and Sustainable Development in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.

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On the agenda

Bill C-204

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee Ms. Isabelle Duford

Jacques Maziade Legislative Clerk

Émilie Thivierge Legislative Clerk

Helen Ryan Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment

Richard Tarasofsky Deputy Director, Oceans and Environmental Law Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Nathalie Perron Director, Waste Reduction and Management Division, Department of the Environment

Laura Farquharson Director General, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Environment

Dany Drouin Director General, Plastics and Waste Management Directorate, Department of the Environment

7 p.m.

Liberal

Chris Bittle Liberal St. Catharines, ON

I have a point of order, if I can, Mr. Chair.

7 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Yes.

7 p.m.

Liberal

Chris Bittle Liberal St. Catharines, ON

I know no one will believe me, but I don't think it's going to take two hours. Perhaps we can finish the bill and do the steering committee.

7 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Listen, if there's time left—

7 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

I don't believe anything that any of these members have to say, after the way they talked into the record.

I love you all, but I don't believe you today.

7 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

The point I'm trying to make is—

7 p.m.

Liberal

Chris Bittle Liberal St. Catharines, ON

I'm hurt.

7 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

The point I'm trying to make is that we're going to have a meeting to finish this off on Wednesday. If we finish it in 15 minutes, then I assume Madam Pauzé, Ms. Collins and Mr. Longfield won't mind staying for one and three-quarter hours for a steering committee meeting. We'll have to log off and log back in. If this goes on for another two hours, that will take up the whole meeting on Wednesday.

That's what we'll do. We'll continue this on Wednesday at 3:30, and we'll see what happens. By then we'll have Ms. Saks's proposed amendment in writing, and Mr. Albas's proposed subamendment to Ms. Saks's amendment in writing as well. Then we'll really know what we're dealing with.

I wish everyone a very pleasant rest of the evening. Here in the east it's seven o'clock. Our evening, what remains of it, is shorter than what they have out in B.C. Regardless, I hope everyone has a good evening.

I bring this meeting to a close.