Evidence of meeting #131 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 chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
Mr. Chair, I would like to move the following motion.
Given the recent reports by Canada's commissioner of the environment, the committee agree to the following schedule: 1) The meeting on November 18, 2024, be dedicated to [one hour to hear from department officials and one hour to hear from witnesses from recognized parties on the sustainable finance study]; 2) the meeting on November 20, 2024, be dedicated to [the commissioner of the environment's fall reports for two hours]; 3) the meeting on November 25, 2024, be dedicated to [the briefing on the net zero accelerator for two hours]; 4) the meeting on November 27, 2024, be dedicated to [hearing from the Minister of Environment for one hour on emission reductions policies and one hour on Bill C‑73]; 5) the meeting on December 2, 2024, be dedicated to [one hour to hear from Canada's climate change ambassador and one hour to hear from witnesses submitted by recognized parties on emission reductions policies]; 6) the meeting on December 4, 2024, be dedicated to [hearing from Minister Randy Boissonnault on the Jasper wildfire study for two hours]; 7) the meeting on December 9, 2024, be dedicated to [hearing from the commissioner of the environment on emission reduction policies for two hours]; 8) the meeting on December 11, 2024, be dedicated to [hearing from witnesses from recognized parties on Bill C‑73 for two hours]. 9) And the meeting on December 16, 2024, be dedicated to [reviewing the draft report of the sustainable finance study].
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Dan Mazier
Thank you very much.
Is there any discussion? I see Madame Pauzé and Ms. Taylor Roy.
Bloc
Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to make sure that the motion put to the vote sets aside the meeting suspended last time. Will passing this motion eliminate everything said last week? Normally, if the meeting is suspended, it must carry over to the next meeting.
Are we sure that there isn't any ambiguity?
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Dan Mazier
Yes.
Ms. Taylor Roy, did you have your hand up, or are you in agreement with this?
Liberal
Leah Taylor Roy Liberal Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, ON
I had my hand up. I have just one brief question.
I just wanted to clarify with Madame Pauzé that this list has one more hour of witnesses for the study on sustainable finance, and then we're going to have a meeting to look at the draft report. That was all that was left to be scheduled. Madame Pauzé, was the one hour of witnesses for the study on sustainable finance? Okay. Thanks.
It is wonderful that everyone has agreed to this. The emergency motion.... Is this now the emergency motion that we're voting on, because we had the Standing Order 106(4) meeting? Is that right? Is this an emergency meeting?
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Dan Mazier
It replaces it, but this is what we're debating during our emergency meeting. That's correct.
Liberal
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Dan Mazier
It was called, and then we ended up coming to a conclusion on this motion. This is the motion that's on the table right now. We've had quite a bit of discussion, and there's pretty well total agreement on it right across the board.
Liberal
Leah Taylor Roy Liberal Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, ON
I just wanted to comment that this looks to me like committee business. What we have here is a scheduling of meetings. I'm still perplexed about why we had an emergency meeting for four hours, using House resources and time, to come to, basically, what the subcommittee should have done for committee business.
However, yes, I will be supporting it, because I love the collaboration and that we all got together and came to a conclusion.
NDP
Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC
I just wanted to respond to Ms. Taylor Roy.
Really, in large part, this is because the Conservatives were filibustering. Our committee business wouldn't have gone forward without this and we wouldn't be able to tackle the climate emergency. Also, they were filibustering Bill C-73, which should have been proposed in committee business, and it was the choice of the Liberals not to do that.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Dan Mazier
Do we have agreement on this motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The meeting is adjourned.