Natural Resources Committee on Oct. 30th, 2023

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

CPC-85 is inadmissible.

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, AB]

I have a point of order.

I would suggest, when you're ruling things inadmissible, that each time you give the reason you're ruling it inadmissible. It's not good enough to just say that it's inadmissible.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Thank you, Mr. Lake.

CPC-85 seeks to make a substantive modification by adding new elements to the preamble. Since no amendment has been adopted to warrant the addition of these new elements, I declare the amendment inadmissible.

[Earl Dreeshen, Conservative, Red Deer—Mountain View, AB]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair. That addresses his...

I go back to the situation where NDP-11 was—

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

No. Mr. Dreeshen, that is debate. It's not a point of order.

I provided a ruling. We can go to a challenge of the chair.

[Earl Dreeshen, Conservative, Red Deer—Mountain View, AB]

I challenge your ruling.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

CPC-86 seeks to make a substantive modification by adding new elements to the preamble. Since no amendment has been adopted to warrant the addition of these new elements, I declare the amendment inadmissible.

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

CPC-87 is inadmissible for the same reason as before, but I will read it out for colleagues. The amendment seeks to make a substantive modification by adding new elements to the preamble. Since no amendment has been adopted to warrant the addition of these new elements, I declare the amendment inadmissible.

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, AB]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

How is that inadmissible? How is that irrelevant to the bill? The amendment simply adds the words “support the creation of meaningful work”.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Thank you, Mr. Lake.

We need to adopt an amendment for this to be able to stand, so it is inadmissible. There's no amendment that's been brought forward that would allow this motion to stand. That's why I stated the amendment seeks to make a substantive modification by adding new elements to the preamble. Since no amendment has been adopted to warrant the addition of these new elements, I declare the amendment inadmissible.

I will proceed to the next item.

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

This is an amendment added there. It's just inadmissible, because you're declaring it so.

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

We challenge the ruling.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

Shall NDP-12 carry?

[An hon. member]

I'd like a recorded vote, please.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

(Amendment agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])

BQ-28 is inadmissible.

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

On a point of order, can you explain why?

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

On behalf of Monsieur Simard, we would like to know why.

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

The amendment seeks to make a substantive modification by adding new elements to the preamble. Since no amendment has been adopted to warrant the addition of these new elements, I declare the amendment inadmissible.

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

I'm offended on his behalf, so I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

As CPC-88 seeks to make a substantive modification by adding new elements to the preamble, and since no amendment has been adopted to warrant the addition of these new elements, I declare the amendment inadmissible.

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

I challenge the chair.

(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 7; nays 4)

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

On a point of order, can you clarify who the voting member for the NDP is?

[The Chair, Liberal, George Chahal]

The chair's ruling has been sustained.