Evidence of meeting #41 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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MPs speaking

Also speaking

Philippe Méla  Legislative Clerk

4:10 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

On division.

(Subamendment agreed to on division)

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Mr. Bachrach, do you want to propose your second subamendment?

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Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

The other one is very simple. Under paragraph 3(3)(a), the wording in the proposed amendment is “a study that may include”. My subamendment would be to change the word “may” to the word “must”.

It would read, “a study that must include”.

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Has that been distributed to the members?

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Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

I'm not sure whether that one has been translated.

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

It doesn't have to be translated, as long as it's sent.

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Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

We can do that right away.

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Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC

Mr. Chair, may I speak?

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

You have the floor, Ms. Pauzé.

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Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC

It seems to me that during our training on clause‑by‑clause consideration, we learned that we were not allowed two amendments, but only one.

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

You can't make a subamendment to a subamendment. In this case, it's two subamendments to the same clause. That boils down to one subamendment, as I understand it.

The legislative clerk has assured me that it is possible to move both of Mr. Bachrach's subamendments. As I understand it, we are not subamending a subamendment. They are two subamendments that deal with two different parts of the same article. If I understand correctly, that is the logic to follow.

I will come back to you on this in a moment.

Mr. Bachrach, we can't distribute it, because it's in one language only, but you can read it and then the interpreters will interpret it and that will suffice.

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Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Mr. Chair, I'd be happy to do that.

The subamendment is to replace, in paragraph 3(3)(a), the word “may” with “must”, so that paragraph 3(3)(a) would read “a study that must include”.

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Thank you.

I see no speakers, because Madame Pauzé wants to speak on something different, so we'll take the vote.

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Lenore Zann Liberal Cumberland—Colchester, NS

Chair, can I speak to that subamendment?

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Go ahead.

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Lenore Zann Liberal Cumberland—Colchester, NS

Thank you.

As the sponsor of the bill, I would just say that I strongly suggest and support this subamendment of the NDP. Thank you.

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Thank you, Ms. Zann.

We'll take the vote.

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4:15 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

On division.

(Subamendment agreed to on division)

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Yvan Baker Liberal Etobicoke Centre, ON

Chair, I just wonder whether Mr. Bachrach could read the subamendment again.

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Well, it has already passed on division, but sure.

Mr. Bachrach.

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Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm happy to read it again.

This is in clause 3, paragraph 3(3)(a), which in the proposed Liberal amendment read “a study that may include”. Our subamendment is to change the word “may” to the word “must”, so that it would read “a study that must include”.

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Yvan Baker Liberal Etobicoke Centre, ON

Thanks.

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

I have some things to read before we vote on clause 3 as amended.

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Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC

I'm sorry, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

I'm sorry, I'm wrong. We are voting on amendment LIB‑2, as subamended twice by the committee.

Yes, Ms. Pauzé?

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