Evidence of meeting #137 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was study.
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Liberal
Stéphane Lauzon Liberal Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to receive the amendment in writing. If we want to be able to speak, we have to be able to clearly see in writing what amendments are proposed to the motion.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Schiefke
Thank you, Mr. Lauzon.
Mr. Bachrach, can you share what you have? Do you have it in soft copy as well? If so, would you be able to send it to the clerk so she can circulate it? Then we would have an idea of what you're proposing to keep or add to what Mr. Lauzon had proposed.
NDP
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Mr. Chair, I wonder if I could ask for a five-minute recess to prepare that and get it to the clerk.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Schiefke
That's fine. I'll suspend for five minutes so you can get that to the clerk, and we'll resume at 6:18. Could you do that quickly?
Actually, Mr. Bachrach—and my apologies—it looks like there's a list of people who want to speak to this. You have to get that information to the clerk.
I'm just wondering if we can resume this at the next meeting. I think we're supposed to be doing clause-by-clause.
Go ahead, Mr. Badawey.
Liberal
Vance Badawey Liberal Niagara Centre, ON
I just want to make one comment.
This has to be dealt with. Mr. Lawrence alluded to that, and I'm sure we all share the same sentiment. It has to not only be dealt with but dealt with in a proper way.
This issue has been lingering for too long for whatever reason. I don't really care what the reason is. What I care about is dealing with it now. The past is the past. We're moving into the future. There's a contaminated site and we have to deal with it.
What I'm worried about is that we're trying to do it in a patchwork way. If we're going to do this, then let's do it right.
What I would suggest is that Mr. Bachrach and Mr. Lauzon sit down, put their heads together and bring this motion forward. We can add in the witnesses everybody wants to add in, ministers or not. I have an opinion on the ministers: I don't think they're going to add much value. I'm more interested in the technical part. That's the “how” and the “what”. We think we know what the “what” is, but do we? I ask because attached to the “what” are the implications of the contamination. You're not going to get to the bottom line until you get the science to it, which goes back to the technical part.
If we're going to do this, my point is to do it right. Let's put our heads together. Let's come back at the next meeting with a motion that deals with the situation versus having a patchwork that we'll have to keep revisiting year after year.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Schiefke
Thank you.
I think I have agreement from all members that we'll try to get this done off-line and then we'll come back with something we can all agree to, because we all agree this is important. Is everybody good with that?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Schiefke
Colleagues, thank you for a great day. Have a good rest of the evening. We'll resume after the break.
This meeting is adjourned.