Environment Committee on Oct. 31st, 2023

[David Harper]

Yes.

[Lloyd Longfield, Liberal, Guelph, ON]

Okay.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[Daniel Wolfish]

Can I add a last piece here?

[Lloyd Longfield, Liberal, Guelph, ON]

Yes.

[Daniel Wolfish]

There is an agreement. It's the master agreement on apportionment via the Prairie Provinces Water Board. The Canada water agency houses the secretariat and helps chair the discussions. That helps the discussions around the apportionment of water through the basin across the three provinces.

[Lloyd Longfield, Liberal, Guelph, ON]

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving me 23 extra seconds.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Thank you, Mr. Longfield, for those questions.

We're essentially at the end of our first hour. I was hoping we'd get two rounds in, but we only got one complete round in, which isn't bad.

We're now going to break to switch to in camera, but I want to thank the witnesses for making themselves available on two occasions to answer questions. They were good questions from all parties, I thought. I want to thank everyone here and online for making themselves available today, in addition to last Tuesday.

With that, I'm going to—

Go ahead, Madame Pauzé.

[Monique Pauzé, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

Have we come to my turn?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

No. We just finished the first round of speakers with Mr. Longfield. We were about to start the second round. It's not worth it because there's only one minute left.

[Monique Pauzé, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

Would the second round have been two times five minutes and two times two and a half minutes?

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Yes.

[Shafqat Ali, Liberal, Brampton Centre, ON]

There's no translation.

[The Chair, Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia]

Okay.

With that, I will suspend, because it is noon. That's what the agenda calls for.

Thank you again for being here. We hope to see you again in the not-too-distant future.

[Proceedings continue in camera]