Finance Committee on June 4th, 2012

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-5, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended (a) by replacing, in the English version, lines 18 and 19 on page 33 with the following: “(i) the internal waters of Canada”; (b) by replacing, in the English version, lines 20 and 21 on page 33 with the following: “(ii) the territorial sea of Canada”; (c) by replacing, in the French version, lines 6 to 8 on page 35 with the following: “Canada, ainsi que la zone économique”.

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

NDP-6.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-6, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by replacing line 28 on page 33 with the following:

Act, any other lands in respect of which aboriginal title has been asserted and all waters on and airspace above

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

NDP-7.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-7, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by replacing lines 37 and 38 on page 33 with the following:

project, means any person or body having an interest in the outcome of the environmental assessment of that project for a purpose that is neither frivolous nor vexatious,

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

NDP-8.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-8, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, he amended by deleting lines 24 to 37 on page 35.

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

NDP-9.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-9, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by replacing lines 1 to 3 on page 36 with the following:

(a) to protect the environment from significant adverse envi-

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

NDP-10.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-10, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by replacing lines 22 and 23 on page 36 with the following:

for timely and meaningful public participation throughout an environmental assessment process;

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

NDP-11.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-11, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by replacing tines 27 to 30 on page 36 with the following:

section 66, are con-

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

We'll now move Liberal-1.

Mr. Brison.

[Scott Brison, Liberal, Kings—Hants, NS]

I move amendment Liberal-1, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by adding after line 6 on page 37 the following:

(3) For greater certainty, nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from the protection provided for existing aboriginal or treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada by the recognition and affirmation of these rights in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

On NDP-12.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-12, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by replacing lines 8 to 42 on page 37 with the following:

environmental effects—within or outside Canada—that are to be taken into account in relation to an act or thing, a physical activity, a designated project or a project are

(a) any change that the project or activity may cause in the environment, including any change it may cause to a listed wildlife species, its critical habitat or the residences of individuals of that species, as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the Species at Risk Act;

(b) any effect of any change referred to in paragraph (a) on

(i) health and socio-economic conditions,

(ii) physical and cultural heritage,

(iii) the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes by aboriginal persons, or

(iv) any structure, site or thing that is of historical, archaeological, paleontological or architectural significance; or

(c) any change to the project that may be caused by the environment.

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

The vote on NDP-13 will apply to amendments NDP-14, NDP-15, NDP-17, NDP-18, NDP-19, NDP-20, NDP-22, NDP-23, NDP-24, NDP-25, NDP-26, NDP-27, NDP-28, NDP-29, NDP-30, NDP-31, NDP-32, NDP-33, NDP-34, and NDP-36.

On NDP-13.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-13, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 39 with the following:

sessment of the designated project is required, posts that decision on the Internet site and provides notice to the affected First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities; or

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

NDP-13 and those other amendments are defeated.

We'll go to NDP-16.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-16, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by replacing line on page 40 with the following:

the designated project within 60 days after the

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

NDP-21 is next.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-21, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by replacing line 32 on page 44 with the following:

designated project must take into account

(Amendment negatived)

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

We'll go to NDP-35.

[Peggy Nash, NDP, Parkdale—High Park, ON]

I move NDP-35, that Bill C-38, in clause 52, be amended by deleting lines 28 to 45 on page 68.

(Amendment negatived)

(Clause 52 agreed to on division)

(On clause 53)