Environment Committee on May 4th, 2023

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

We will therefore take Ms. Pauzé's amendment to a vote.

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, AB]

Could you please read the overall motion as amended right now?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

The clerk will read it, because there's a suggestion to amend it.

[The Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Nancy Vohl]

Without having an official text, I will do my best to summarize it.

Madam Pauzé and Mr. Bachrach, tell me if I'm incorrect.

My understanding is that the motion with the amendment would read, in its final wording, “That the body of the report be adopted as amended in full no later than on May 8, 2023, at”—

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

It is “at one o'clock”.

[The Clerk]

—“one o'clock.”

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Yes, we meet at 11.

[The Clerk]

Did you say 11?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

We meet between 11 and one.

[The Clerk]

Okay. It will be at the end of the meeting, at one o'clock.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

It will be at the end of the meeting on May 8, or whatever.

[The Clerk]

Is that for the body of the report and not the recommendations?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Yes, and we'll proceed to the recommendations on May 11, I guess.

[The Clerk]

Do I need to repeat that?

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, AB]

Is that part of the motion? You ended it with “I guess”. I'm not sure that “I guess” is part of the motion.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Would somebody propose that, because I can't.

[Terry Duguid, Liberal, Winnipeg South, MB]

I'll propose that, Mr. Chair.

Okay, she can do it.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Ms. Pauzé, would you like to add a few words to your amendment?

[Monique Pauzé, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

I believe the clerk—

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

We want to ask that everyone submit their suggestions in writing before the meeting.

[Monique Pauzé, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

Okay.

We would add “and that the amendments be submitted before the meeting scheduled for May 8”.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Ms. Pauzé's amendment just got a bit longer, but I believe we all understood.

[Monique Pauzé, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

We need to add “2023” to include the exact date.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

That's right.

So, that's the motion as amended. Is that clear and can we take it to a vote?

Mr. Deltell, would you like to make a comment?

[Gérard Deltell, Conservative, Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC]

Mr. Chair, I'd like to say that this is a form of time allocation, even if that isn't the right expression. That's exactly what it is: We're setting the duration of the debate.