Evidence of meeting #37 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 chair.
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6:20 p.m.
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
Mr. Chair, I'm sorry. Maybe I'm the confused one here, so I don't mind if you tell me that I'm wrong, but I believe we agreed to the amendment of Mr. Saini. I don't believe we voted on clause 13 as amended.
6:20 p.m.
Conservative
6:20 p.m.
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
Just so that I have it straight, this exists outside clause 13.
6:20 p.m.
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
By adopting the amendment, we don't need to do a further one, because there was no clause 13.1 in the original legislation.
6:20 p.m.
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
Thank you for explaining that, Mr. Chair. I'm sorry to cause any confusion.
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Liberal
6:20 p.m.
Bloc
Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC
Yes, I am with you.
Amendment BQ-15 will be introduced and debated, correct?
6:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Yes, you can introduce it, but I wanted to read some notes before you do so.
6:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
I hope I am entitled to do this. Perhaps I should leave it for you.
Ms. Thivierge, can I read some notes before Ms. Pauzé introduces her amendment?
6:20 p.m.
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
Could you restart, Mr. Chair, so that we all can hear? I was still thinking about the previous one.
6:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
I'm coming back to you.
Sorry, colleagues, we just have to print something. I believe that there's a bit of a mix-up here. It will only take a second, and we'll get back to it. Just please bear with me.
Colleagues, I apologize. These are the inconveniences of a Zoom Parliament.
We're at BQ-15, and there's a slight change. Just like in a court of law, forget everything I said about BQ-15.
I will make a few comments before I ask Madam Pauzé to present her amendment.
If BQ-15 is adopted, PV-22, G-10, CPC-13, G-11 and PV-23 cannot be moved, as they amend the same line. Also, if BQ-15 is defeated, BQ-16, BQ-17, BQ-30 become moot as it would be inconsistent with the decision made on BQ-15 not to include the annual progress report in the bill.
6:25 p.m.
Liberal
Raj Saini Liberal Kitchener Centre, ON
Chair, I'm sorry to interrupt. You went too fast.
Can you say all those things again, please?
6:25 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Sure. As a matter of fact, I can.
If BQ-15 is adopted—and Madam Pauzé will present BQ-15 in one moment—PV-22, G-10, CPC-13, G-11 and PV-23 cannot be moved as they amend the same line. Also, if BQ-15 is defeated, BQ-16, BQ-17 and BQ-30 become moot as it would be inconsistent with the decision made on BQ-15 not to include the annual progress report in the bill.
I'm sure we'll come back to this in time, but I'll now invite Madam Pauzé to table BQ-15, if she wishes to.
6:25 p.m.
Bloc
Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC
I certainly do want to, Mr. Chair, except that I do not agree with your decision to include amendment BQ-30 in the list, because it refers to the Commissioner of the Environment. However, amendment BQ-15, which deals with clause 14, refers to the Minister. It's not the same thing.
6:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Let's take a moment to check.
You are good at following all this.
6:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Ms. Pauzé, you are right, but there is a little hitch.
You can introduce amendment BQ-30, but you are going to have to amend it, because it mentions the annual progress report.