Thank you.
Evidence of meeting #89 for Natural Resources in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was material.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #89 for Natural Resources in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was material.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Liberal
Liberal
Nick Whalen Liberal St. John's East, NL
If you look it up on your tablet, it's Department of Public Works and Government Services Act, and it's section 7.
Conservative
Ted Falk Conservative Provencher, MB
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
In your motion, the third line from the end, you have “thing—including”. Could you explain to me why you need to have the words “thing—including” and why you wouldn't just go from “other” straight to “material”?
The word “thing” makes it look hokey, unless there's a reason for it. But if you would jump straight, saying “other material, product or...”.
Liberal
Nick Whalen Liberal St. John's East, NL
I agree with getting rid of the dashes. I think it actually makes the “ing” in “including” an exclusive inclusion; it's a weird drafting style.
Liberal
Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON
We got advice from the legislative counsel in putting this together. The reason it's in there is that, according to the lawyers who put this together, it is the appropriate language. That's my best answer.
Liberal
Liberal
Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON
It really is the legislative counsel putting it...and to give it the flexibility and to keep it broad. I think that's the intention. In legal drafting language, where they go back and forth with legislative counsel, that was the advice and it was acceptable from a drafting standpoint to give us that flexibility.
Conservative
Ted Falk Conservative Provencher, MB
I just think it would read better if it would say “...benefits and may allow the use of wood or any other material, product, or sustainable resource...”.
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
I think we're just waiting for them to have a look at that, to see whether it's necessary—
Conservative
Ted Falk Conservative Provencher, MB
They are not even considering my common-sense approach, are they?
Conservative
Ted Falk Conservative Provencher, MB
That's fine. I'd love to be quoted as saying there's no common sense on that side of the table.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
You were looking at your side of the table when you said that, for the record.
Liberal
TJ Harvey Liberal Tobique—Mactaquac, NB
Just for the record, I really don't have any problem with anybody knowing that I was sending a text message, either.
