Environment Committee on May 2nd, 2024

Evidence of meeting #106 for Environment and Sustainable Development in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was reductions.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Freshwater

Briefing by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development - Spring 2024

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jerry V. DeMarco Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Office of the Auditor General

Mathieu Lequain Principal, Office of the Auditor General

Kimberley Leach Principal, Office of the Auditor General

Markirit Armutlu Principal, Office of the Auditor General

Stephanie Tanton Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Industry

Jean-Philippe Lapointe Director General, Business Development and Strategy Branch, Department of Industry

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

Nicole Côté Director General, Environmental Protection Operations, Department of the Environment

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Branden Leslie Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB

Could I just seek clarification? I believe you said earlier that we were going to be stopping at 5:45 promptly.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Well, in a minute I'm going to ask if there's a motion to adjourn.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Branden Leslie Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB

We are into a cover-up filibuster at this point and we don't want this information to come out, so what happens at 5:45?

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

No, I'm not saying that. I'm more concerned with the logistics of this meeting.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Branden Leslie Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB

The floor will be maintained by Mrs. Chatel.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

In about a minute, I'm going to interrupt Madam Chatel.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Branden Leslie Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB

Okay.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Mazier Conservative Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB

You don't have consent to adjourn the committee.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

No, I'm going to ask if there's a motion.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Adam van Koeverden Liberal Milton, ON

You don't need to. You can suspend.

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Well, we have to stop.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Mazier Conservative Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB

You can suspend right now if you want.

5:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Is that what—

5:45 p.m.

Liberal

Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC

I still have some speaking time.

5:45 p.m.

Conservative

Branden Leslie Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB

We can continue this tomorrow. That's fine.

5:45 p.m.

Liberal

Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC

I still have the floor—

5:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

You have about 30 seconds, Mrs. Chatel.

I guess we have to stop now. The question is—

5:45 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Mazier Conservative Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB

You suspend it.

5:45 p.m.

Liberal

Lloyd Longfield Liberal Guelph, ON

I move a motion to adjourn.

5:45 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Mazier Conservative Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB

We've already had that motion.

5:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Is there consensus? I think we'll need to have a vote.

Do we adjourn?

5:45 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yes.

No.

5:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia

Okay. We will vote on adjournment, and then we will vote on suspension.

5:45 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Mazier Conservative Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB

No.

5:45 p.m.

Liberal

Lloyd Longfield Liberal Guelph, ON

Let's vote on—