Evidence of meeting #116 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 amendment.
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Liberal
Conservative
Liberal
Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
Mr. Chair, I would like to ask a question for clarification.
Liberal
Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
I see that it is 1:50 p.m., and the meeting is supposed to end at 2 p.m. I just want to make sure that the request pursuant to Standing Order 106(4) has been dealt with. So we would have to vote on the main motion. However, I would ask the clerk to tell us until what time we can keep going, based on the resources we have. I am prepared to stay here until 5 p.m. if necessary.
Liberal
Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
I imagine they also want to vote on the main motion.
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
Mr. Chair, I couldn't have said it better than you. Thank you very much.
My amendment seeks to add to the list the following: “Order that the government produce all socio-economic analyses completed on the impact of the federal decree, including all projected job loss analyses, within 14 days of the motion being adopted;”.
Liberal
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
I have another amendment, Mr. Chair.
In the same list, I propose adding the following paragraph: “The committee write a letter to the natural resources committee asking the chair to immediately recall the committee in order to plan a study on the federal decree;”.
Liberal
Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
Mr. Chair, I have another amendment. It's very short. I move that the following words be added to the motion: “The committee denounce any interference by the federal government in provincial jurisdictions.”
Liberal
Liberal
Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC
This proposal is not relevant. We are not going to debate interference or non-interference. Our committee has to discuss the federal act and its implications. We are not going to hold a debate session on constitutional law. It's not relevant.
Liberal
Brenda Shanahan Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle, QC
Mr. Chair, I have a point of order.
I would like you to rule on the relevance of this amendment.
Liberal
Brenda Shanahan Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle, QC
If the amendment is not relevant, it should not be moved and voted on.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Just a moment, I'll give you my opinion on that.
Everything is being added, anything goes. This seems to be beyond the scope of the motion. We would be starting a constitutional debate. It is true that there is a federal act. If there is interference in this matter, it is the courts that must rule, as in the case of the decree in Candiac. I think people are crossing the line to engage in politics.
Conservative