Evidence of meeting #47 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.
NDP
Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC
Mr. Chair, I have a quick question for my Conservative colleagues.
There seem to be some interest in this and statements in support of the spirit of this motion. I'm curious if we have their support around the table.
Liberal
Conservative
Greg McLean Conservative Calgary Centre, AB
Ms. Collins, you'll find us voting against this because of input we had while we were paused on what this implies.
Our concern was.... We wanted to make sure that there was consistency between your motion and the one that the Liberals passed earlier today. We discovered that there wasn't consistency, and there were some reasons to oppose it.
I apologize. I didn't want you to be surprised.
NDP
Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank Mr. McLean for the explanation.
I think this speaks to the point, especially for people who are listening in right now and following our debates, of having the reasons why—
Bloc
Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC
Mr. Chair, on a point of order.
I have been told that interpretation is not possible because of problems with the sound quality.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
That's strange. I believe Ms. Collins is wearing the right headset. There might be a transmission issue.
NDP
Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC
I'll talk for a moment and see if the translators.... I'm wondering if it's....
Bloc
Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC
I have been told that the problem for the interpreters is not the headset, but rather the quality of the sound.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
I'm guessing that the distance is such that the sound quality is not good enough.
Can you speak again, Ms. Collins, and we'll test it?
NDP
Laurel Collins NDP Victoria, BC
Absolutely.
I'll speak to Mr. McLean's point about the pause and the fact that members were able to get information from the officials that could be valuable, both for other members of the committee and for the public who's listening in.
Bloc
Monique Pauzé Bloc Repentigny, QC
The interpreter has just told me that the sound quality is not good enough. She is therefore not able to fully interpret my colleague's comments.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Unfortunately, the quality of the sound is not sufficiently good at the moment for the interpreters to interpret.
Mr. Kurek.
Conservative
Damien Kurek Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
Chair, I've faced similar challenges and frustrations, especially when it comes to the translation.
I would suggest a call with IT to make sure that everything is in order. Having the right headset doesn't necessarily mean that it's working.
Conservative
Damien Kurek Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
Maybe we could take a short break just to ensure that Ms. Collins can engage.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
We're going to take a short break and we'll see where we land on this.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
We're back in session.
There's not much time left. I'm going to suspend the meeting.
Before I do, I want to make sure that we all understand that, when someone is virtual, we have to plan for a potential malfunction, which means that we have to plan for a quick substitution, especially when we're proposing amendments.
For future reference for everyone here who might be on screen next time, if you're proposing amendments and we run into difficulty, then your side has to be able scramble and find a substitute to present your amendments. There is some contingency planning involved. Obviously, if you're not presenting amendments, it's not as complicated. It's something to keep in mind.
We haven't encountered this before and I guess we're not prepared for it on any side.
With that, I'm going to adjourn the meeting.
Liberal
