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
Sophie Chatel Liberal Pontiac, QC
I have a point of order.
If we don't adopt this motion, there will be no meeting. My understanding is that the Conservatives' strategy is to propose amendments so that there is no meeting, as they keep proposing amendments.
Are they for or against the idea of discussing this in committee?
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
You say that amendments are constantly being proposed, but do you know that four amendments have been adopted?
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
That's pretty good, isn't it? That improves the work, madam.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Order.
Listen, we have about 15 minutes left. If I understood correctly, Mr. Deltell wants to move another amendment. That's his right, but I would like us to proceed fairly quickly.
Mr. Deltell, you have the floor.
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
Yes, I have other amendments to propose, of course, Mr. Chair.
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
Mr. Chair, I am moving an amendment that the committee invite the Minister of Natural Resources, the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry for two hours respectively.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Mr. van Koeverden, do you want to speak?
Mr. van Koeverden, your hand is up.
Liberal
Adam van Koeverden Liberal Milton, ON
On a point of order, I think it's up to you, as chair, whether we entertain endless amendments to this or we vote on the original motion.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
I can't stop people from proposing amendments. I can't do that.
Liberal
Adam van Koeverden Liberal Milton, ON
No, but I think you can move directly to vote on the original motion. I truly think it's up to you, given the amount of time that we have today, to vote on the main motion or to entertain this—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
I can't do that, but what I will do is exhort members of the committee to get through this quickly. If a member has an amendment to propose, then that's fine, but let's vote on it and get this motion passed so that we can organize the meetings.
Liberal
Adam van Koeverden Liberal Milton, ON
Yes, but respectfully, Monsieur Deltell just indicated that he has lots more amendments.
It's clear what they're doing. If we want to just—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Excuse me, Mr. van Koeverden. I understand what you're saying. If we keep going on endlessly, what's going to happen is that we're going to run out of time; there won't be a motion, and we're not going to have a study. I think everybody here wants to look at this.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Okay, well, whatever—maybe not everybody wants to look at this. The point is we want to get.... Maybe we don't want to. I don't know what the committee wants.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Let's vote on this one.
(Amendment negatived: nays 7; yeas 4)