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.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
I propose to add, under items i to iv in Roman numerals, the following item iii.
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Okay. I'm looking for the French version.
We see items i to iv. Then there are items a to c.
Conservative
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
After item ii, I propose adding the following, before item iii: “the socio-economic impact of an emergency decree on communities across Quebec;”.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
So it would be a matter of adding this element between items ii and iii.
Could you read it again?
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
We would add to the nomenclature, “the socio-economic impact of an emergency decree on communities across Quebec;”.
Liberal
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
Since item ii talks about impacts, it would be better to add the sentence right after. This is all a bit of an embellishment. We're proposing to add another line.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
I'm trying to understand the amendment.
There is the item “iii the socio-economic effects of forest fires on communities;”. Would something be added to that?
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
No.
The first item of the motion is fine. Our amendment was accepted and we are very happy about it. After that, there are items i, ii, iii, and iv.
After item ii, we suggest adding the following sentence: “the socio-economic impact of an emergency decree on communities across Quebec;”. Why do we want to put it in there—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Okay. Item iii becomes iv and item iv becomes v. I understand. That's perfect. That's clear. We have the text in front of us.
Do you want to speak to it?
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
It goes back to what we said earlier, that an emergency decree is an unprecedented step that should be used only as a last resort. But this government, which is always happy to encroach on provincial jurisdictions, wants to do it.
We want to focus on the socio-economic impact of an emergency decree on communities in Quebec. Beyond the legal battles, the emergency decree in question has a direct impact on thousands of people, especially the 2,000 people who work in the forest industry.
Liberal
Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC
Mr. Chair, I would just like to raise a point of clarification. Is this an addition or a replacement?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
That's right, and item iv would become item v.
Are there any comments on that, either for or against?