Natural Resources Committee on Dec. 9th, 2009

Evidence of meeting #46 for Natural Resources in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was tribunal.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-20, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Dave McCauley Director, Uranium and Radioactive Waste Division, Electricity Resources Branch, Department of Natural Resources

Brenda MacKenzie Senior Legislative Counsel, Advisory and Development Services Section, Department of Justice

Jacques Hénault Analyst, Nuclear Liability and Emergency Preparedness, Department of Natural Resources

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Conservative

David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK

We would support that position that Mr. Regan has taken. This would make it extremely burdensome, very complicated. We have a number of organizations in place to protect nuclear safety in this country, including through this bill and through the CNSC. So we would support Mr. Regan's position on that one.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Okay. We will go to the vote on amendment BQ-1.

Shall the Bloc 1 motion carry?

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Bloc

Paule Brunelle Bloc Trois-Rivières, QC

I would like a recorded vote.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Okay, you want a recorded division.

(Amendment negatived: nays 8; yeas 3)

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

That fails. There is no new clause 68.1, then.

Shall the short title carry?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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An hon. member

On division.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Shall the title carry?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Shall the bill as amended carry?

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Is there a vote on that? I would like a recorded vote on that.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

You would like a recorded division.

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

(Bill C-20 as amended agreed to: yeas 10; nays 1)

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We are finished with this, then. I thank everybody for their cooperation. I thank the witnesses for spending all of this time with us, and I wish you a very merry Christmas.

Mr. Anderson, did you have something?

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Conservative

David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK

Just to reflect your comments, I want to thank the critics for their work on this bill. We've worked together on some things and some things we've disagreed on. I thank the witnesses for their patience over the last three weeks of being here with us. I thank the committee for their working together to get this bill further ahead.

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An hon. member

Hear, hear!

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

I concur with that. And thank you all as well.

We're going to have bells soon. They were announced in advance. If anyone would like to come over to room 104 of the Justice Building after the vote, they're certainly welcome. We have some nibblies and drink there. The invitation is open to everyone in the room.

The meeting is adjourned.