Environment Committee on June 6th, 2024

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

You have to move that motion.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB]

I tabled it, so I want to amend it now.

[Lloyd Longfield, Liberal, Guelph, ON]

You can't amend a motion that's already passed.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB]

I'm just looking for UC.

[Lloyd Longfield, Liberal, Guelph, ON]

On a point of order, you can't amend a motion that has already been passed.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Hold on for just a second.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB]

You're right, Chair. I'm asking for UC.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

The notice was given, but the motion was never moved.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB]

That's correct.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

It's not a very complicated matter.

Do we have UC to invite....? Is it five more companies?

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB]

It's three.

It's three to appear for an hour for a meeting in the future. It's open.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Do we have UC?

[An hon. member]

Yes, I mean in the future. We are not going to try to fit it in here—

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Yes, we're not going to fit it in here, but in principle, in the future do we have agreement to invite three more companies?

[Sophie Chatel, Liberal, Pontiac, QC]

Have the companies been named?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Would you please name them?

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

They're the three other companies involved in Pathways.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Do you have anything to add, Ms. Chatel?

[Sophie Chatel, Liberal, Pontiac, QC]

Yes.

I see that oil companies elsewhere in the world have made massive investments in order to carve out a position in the economy of tomorrow. By comparison, I believe our companies lag far behind their competitors. Consequently, I'd like to invite representatives from BP, for example, and from three other companies because it would be interesting to get a slightly more international perspective.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

All right.

Would you mind if we added BP to that, to those three, and make it four, and then we'll have UC?

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB]

They're not members of Pathways. That's the problem. We're just complementing this NDP motion.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

You haven't really moved your motion. You were just asking for UC.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB]

I'm asking for UC.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Do we have UC to to invite these three companies?

Go ahead, Ms. Pauzé.

[Monique Pauzé, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

I'd like to add something before committee members give their consent. A study is under way; it's the one on sustainable finance, which will be the focus of our fourth meeting on June 13. Five will be left after that. It seems to me we're always postponing business.