Environment Committee on Dec. 2nd, 2020

Evidence of meeting #9 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 trees.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Supplementary Estimates (B), 2020-21: Votes 1b and 10b under Department of the Environment and Vote 1b under Parks Canada Agency

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Carol Najm Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Finance Branch, Department of the Environment

Matt Jones Assistant Deputy Minister, Pan-Canadian Framework Implementation Office, Department of the Environment

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

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

Andrew Campbell Senior Vice-President, Operations, Parks Canada Agency

Michael Nadler Vice-President, External Relations and Visitor Experience, Parks Canada Agency

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

Niall O'Dea Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Wildlife Services, Department of the Environment

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

It is past 5:30, Mr. Chair, so....

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

We're going to try to see if the capacity exists. If it doesn't, then we're stuck, but I think we might be okay.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

Will we have a meeting Monday, Mr. Chair, if there's no steering committee? I would suggest—

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

It all depends on how many votes we have. If we have nine votes, I think we won't be able to meet at all. That's the problem: We don't know what's happening Monday. If we can meet Monday, then yes, we should meet Monday, but I'm trying to plan in case we can't meet Monday so that we don't waste Wednesday.

I hope that answers your question, but can I proceed to ask that we vote on...?

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

Mr. Chair, we've already said it's past 5:30. I'm sorry. I have—

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Then we're not going to vote on the estimates today.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

No.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Okay, we'll have to do that some other time.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC

Yes. I'm sorry how this worked out, Mr. Chair, but I do appreciate your leadership on these issues.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Go ahead, Mr. Baker.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Yvan Baker Liberal Etobicoke Centre, ON

I'd like some clarification about the discussion we just had. Did we set a date for that subcommittee meeting?

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

No. We're trying to. We don't know what the capacity is right now. All of this happened very suddenly.

If there are—

5:40 p.m.

Bloc

Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC

Sorry, I have another question.

I was under the impression that we would vote in committee on the votes in the supplementary estimates (B) before the Monday votes. Is that not the case?

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

If the Conservatives wanted to vote, we could vote today, but that doesn't seem to be the case. So we will not vote today; we will vote in the House on Monday. We don't have a choice, unfortunately. I hoped we could vote on this today, but we will see.

Thank you very much, everyone.

The meeting is adjourned.