Natural Resources Committee on March 3rd, 2009

Evidence of meeting #6 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 point.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Examination of the Contribution of Integrated Approaches for Providing Energy Services in Canadian Communities

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee Mrs. Marie-France Renaud

5:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

(Motion agreed to)

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Go ahead, Mr. Anderson.

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Conservative

David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK

Do we pass the motion?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Yes, the motion was passed.

Is there agreement to adjourn the meeting now? I'm looking for unanimous agreement. Is it agreed?

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

It's just that--

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

There is a point of order from Mr. Anderson, and then I see Mr. Cullen.

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Conservative

David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK

The agreement was to amend the motion, and we agreed to amend the motion. I didn't hear us pass the motion.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We did replace it, and by unanimous consent we passed it. That was done.

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

I think, Chair, just for technical reasons, that we may seek a vote on division or something. We just want to know what the record is actually going to say about this.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Okay, we can do that.

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Let's pass it on division. That will satisfy.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Okay, let's go to a vote on this new motion of Mr. Cullen's--

5:40 p.m.

NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

And I would move that we do it on division.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

--or on the amended motion.

(Motion agreed to on division)

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

I have just a small thing about our calendar before we break up. We have the list from the clerk's office. Is it possible for us to be sending suggestions directly through that office about witnesses and what not? Is that how we shall proceed?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Shall we deal with that at the end of the next meeting and try for that?

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

If we can get half an hour for that, I promise not to move any motions.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We'll go to Mr. Tonks.

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Liberal

Alan Tonks Liberal York South—Weston, ON

Just for clarification, Mr. Chairman, did the representatives from QUEST also put in some suggestions with respect to deputies who might be called?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

They did. Has that been circulated yet?

March 3rd, 2009 / 5:40 p.m.

The Clerk of the Committee Mrs. Marie-France Renaud

No. It's only in English.

5:40 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

It's only in English, and we'll have to get translation. So it can't be circulated. It will be circulated as soon as it's translated.

We will deal with future business of the committee, then, during the last half hour of the next meeting.

Until then, the meeting is adjourned.