Environment Committee on Sept. 19th, 2023

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Could you read the amendment?

It would have to be translated, no?

[Patrick Weiler, Liberal, West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC]

Yes.

It would amend the motion from the point of “as well as invite the Alberta Energy Regulator” by adding “and the Alberta Minister of Energy and Minerals, the Honourable Brian Jean”, and then it will continue with “in a separate meeting to explain the decision to place a moratorium on renewable energy projects despite the booming industry in the province”.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

We're just adding “and the Alberta Minister of Energy and Minerals, the Honourable Brian Jean”. That's the amendment. That's what we're debating right now.

We don't have it in French, right?

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

Can we suspend to get translation and then circulate it properly?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Just a moment, please.

[The Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Natalie Jeanneault]

You can suspend if you want to.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Ms. Pauzé, we need to take a moment to translate the amendment. However, we do have another option. I read out the amendment in English and, obviously, the interpreters provided an interpretation. Would it be okay if I just read the amendment in English and the committee relied on the interpreters for the French version?

[Monique Pauzé, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

Mr. Chair, if I understand correctly, the purpose of the amendment is to also call Minister of Energy and Minerals of Alberta.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Yes, Brian Jean.

[Monique Pauzé, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

That's the amendment.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Yes, that's it.

[Monique Pauzé, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

We don't need to have a whole discussion on that, since it's the same thing in French.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

That's correct.

Actually, everything is fine, because we now have the amendment on paper in both languages. I have just read the amendment in English, it has been translated by the interpreters and everyone understands what it means.

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

Mr. Chair, if I may say so, instead of spending all this time on this, you could have suspended for a minute and the translation would have been done.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Yes, and it could have been sent to everyone.

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

Yes. We've been talking about this for several minutes. We're wasting time talking about this when we could be getting things done.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

I understand.

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

So where are we at?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

We're at—

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

Have these been circulated?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

No. We've read it and we've said it. We've read it in English. It's been interpreted by the interpreters. As well, Madame Pauzé has translated it verbally in front of the committee into French. I think we all....

It's been in French and English verbally. It's a very small amendment—

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

Okay—

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

—so I think we're good to go.

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

I'm back on the floor, correct?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Yes.