Environment Committee on Nov. 4th, 2024

[Branden Leslie, Conservative, Portage—Lisgar, MB]

I have a quick point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Just a second.

Mr. Leslie, was it on Madame Pauzé's amendment?

[Branden Leslie, Conservative, Portage—Lisgar, MB]

It's on all of it. Whenever I can go ahead, I'll go.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Okay. What we're going do—

[Adam van Koeverden, Liberal, Milton, ON]

I have a quick point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Go ahead, Mr. van Koeverden.

[Adam van Koeverden, Liberal, Milton, ON]

First, happy birthday, Mr. Leslie.

[Branden Leslie, Conservative, Portage—Lisgar, MB]

Thank you.

[Adam van Koeverden, Liberal, Milton, ON]

I also just want to say that at the at the beginning of the last—

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Order.

Go ahead.

[Adam van Koeverden, Liberal, Milton, ON]

You didn't adjourn, did you?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

No, but I'm tempted.

[Adam van Koeverden, Liberal, Milton, ON]

Happy birthday....

I just want to say that at the beginning of the last two meetings, the Conservatives made points of order on the hop to ask when ministers were coming. On Wednesday, we can have a minister come. That's what the amendment states. We can have the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change come on Wednesday.

I thought you'd be thrilled.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Mr. Leslie, what do you have to say about this?

[Branden Leslie, Conservative, Portage—Lisgar, MB]

Okay. I think I understand the amended version. I think that it is reasonable in general to get the minister, and I'm glad that we could finally finish Ms. Pauzé's study.

Part of why this is so complicated is that we have a tremendous amount of work that has been undertaken and is currently being undertaken by this committee, including having Minister Boissonnault appear to conclude—

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

I have some news on that. Mr. Boissonnault is available. He's going to come, if we want, on December 4.

[Branden Leslie, Conservative, Portage—Lisgar, MB]

That's a month from now.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Yes. He's coming. That's settled.

[Branden Leslie, Conservative, Portage—Lisgar, MB]

Okay. Is that confirmed? Do we have...?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

That's as confirmed as I think it can be. We have something in writing from him, yes.

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

Can we have a short recess?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Sure.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

We were with you, Mr. Leslie. Do you still have more to say on this?

[Branden Leslie, Conservative, Portage—Lisgar, MB]

Yes, Mr. Chair.