Environment Committee on May 12th, 2021

Evidence of meeting #31 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 parks.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Main Estimates 2021-22: Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Department of the Environment, Votes 1 and 5 under Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and Votes 1 and 5 under Parks Canada Agency

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Ron Hallman President and Chief Executive Officer, Parks Canada Agency

Christine Hogan Deputy Minister, Department of the Environment

Clerk of the Committee Ms. Angela Crandall

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

Douglas Nevison Assistant Deputy Minister, Climate Change Branch, Department of the Environment

Tara Shannon Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Wildlife Services, Department of the Environment

Linda Drainville Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Finance Branch, Department of the Environment

John Moffet Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment

Darlene Upton Vice-President, Protected Areas Establishment and Conservation, Parks Canada Agency

6:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Yes. Congratulations.

Thank you to the witnesses.

The order of reference for the committee to study the main estimates expires on Monday, May 31. If the committee feels that it has completed its consideration of the main estimates, then we can proceed to taking a decision on the votes that were referred to the committee.

There are seven votes on the main estimates 2021-22 that were referred to the committee. Unless anyone objects, I will seek the unanimous consent of the committee to group the votes together for a single decision.

Is there unanimous consent to proceed that way?

6:40 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

6:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Shall all votes referred to the committee in the main estimates 2021-22, less interim supply, carry?

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........874,087,203

Vote 5—Capital expenditures..........104,520,877

Vote 10—Grants and contributions..........623,678,109

(Votes 1, 5 and 10 agreed to on division)

IMPACT ASSESSMENT AGENCY OF CANADA

Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........50,983,558

Vote 5—Grants and contributions..........22,172,274

(Votes 1 and 5 agreed to on division)

PARKS CANADA AGENCY

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........916,901,348

Vote 5—Payments to the New Parks and Historic Sites Account..........7,371,000

(Votes 1 and 5 agreed to on division)

Shall I report the votes, less the amount voted in interim supply, back to the House?

6:40 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

6:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

By way of alerting members to what we're doing next week, which is a break week, we've decided to meet for three three-hour meetings. The meetings will be May 17, 19 and 20, on Bill C-12.

Correct me if I'm wrong, Madam Clerk, but I believe that the meetings start at 2:30 p.m., for three hours, so for 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Because of various rules around the House administration, they will be entirely virtual meetings. I would discourage anyone from showing up to the committee room next week for any meetings.

As I mentioned before, we'll have the minister lead off on May 17 at 2:30 p.m.

Ms. McLeod, did I see a hand go up?

6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Cathy McLeod Conservative Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC

I'm sorry. Did you say that they weren't three hours?

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

They are three hours. They are three-hour meetings.

6:45 p.m.

Conservative

Cathy McLeod Conservative Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC

All three are three hours.

6:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Yes. They will be from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Thank you to all, and to all a good evening. We'll see each other next week, if not before, in various other virtual fora.

This meeting has come to an end.