Evidence of meeting #40 for Natural Resources in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was yes.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Chad Mariage

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Ladies and gentlemen, we'll begin the 40th meeting of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources. A couple of members have not arrived yet but apparently will be along shortly. One of them has been detained in the House.

We can start with the business at hand. I should report, for those of you who didn't hear, that we tabled moments ago the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, The Oil Sands: Towards Sustainable Development. I guess we have a copy to be distributed to all the members, do we? That's great: bedtime reading.

Now we'll proceed with orders of the day. The first one is the question of privilege from the last meeting. I thought, just for the benefit of members, I might ask the clerk to explain the proceedings and how this all works.

3:40 p.m.

The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Chad Mariage

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The tricky thing with what we're doing today is that the document you have in front of you, the fifth report, on the question of privilege, is considered a confidential document. That's why it was distributed to members only.

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Yes, we don't want it leaked.

3:40 p.m.

The Clerk

But the discussion will be taking place in public. So the actual document is embargoed, but the discussion is going to take place in public. That's the only caveat I wanted to let everyone know.

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Okay. And the procedure is just to adopt the report?

3:40 p.m.

The Clerk

Yes.

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Can I get a motion for that?

3:40 p.m.

The Clerk

Yes. The motion is simply....

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Apparently, the procedure is the same as it was for our last report. That is, we need to have an adoption of this draft report moved by someone. The motion is that the draft report on the question of privilege, as amended, be adopted as the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources. Do I have a mover for such a motion?

3:40 p.m.

Liberal

Alan Tonks Liberal York South—Weston, ON

I so move.

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Mr. Tonks moves, seconded by Mr. Trost, that the draft report on the question of privilege, as amended, be adopted as the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

(Motion agreed to)

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

The next motion, then, is regarding grammatical and editorial changes: that the chair and clerk be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary, without changing the substance of the report.

I'm not sure that's necessary in this case, because there aren't going to be any changes, but we'll pass the motion for technical reasons.

May I have a mover of that motion?

3:40 p.m.

Bloc

Claude DeBellefeuille Bloc Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC

Yes.

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Madame DeBellefeuille moves that motion. Ms. Bell will second the motion.

(Motion agreed to)

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Finally, I have a motion to order presentation of the report to the House: that the chair present the report to the House.

3:40 p.m.

Liberal

Alan Tonks Liberal York South—Weston, ON

I so move.

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

It is moved by Mr. Tonks, and seconded by Ms. Bell again, that the chair present the report to the House.

(Motion agreed to)

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Moving on....

We may want to discuss this at some later point, but apparently we're going now to committee business to discuss the planning of future business. That too is apparently something that's done in camera, so we're now moving in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]