Agriculture committee  I'm sorry to barge in. I would like to draw the committee's attention to the point that in drafting this bill, we've overlooked one fairly minor point, but there is--

Agriculture committee  Yes, sir. I actually don't know how your documents are paginated, but I'm looking at proposed paragraph 140(1)(k).

Agriculture committee  Right. It says “the submission of reports on the quantity of fuel produced or sold for export”.

Agriculture committee  This provides regulatory authority regarding reporting on fuel that is produced in Canada and on fuel that is sold for export. Since drafting the provision, we've subsequently realized that it's conceivable that somebody could drive a truck into Canada--in other words, import--an

Agriculture committee  I have two quick comments. First, I will repeat the observation that this committee has the authority to conduct such review. It doesn't need statutory authority to do so. The second point I would like to make, if I may, with respect to the proposed amendments, has to do with t

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. Indeed, this amendment would amend section 330 of CEPA, which in turn refers to regulations made under four different parts of CEPA: section 93, the toxics provision; section 140, the nutrients provision; section 167, international air; section 177, international wate

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chairman, I'm sorry; I've misspoken. I apologize. Section 140 in fact is of course the fuels provisions that we're actually talking about today. The amendments, both from the Bloc and in the government bill, would not in any way affect the existing regulatory authority for nu

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would make the same comments that we made with respect to the previous Bloc motion, BQ-2. I'll just repeat them, if I may have your indulgence. Amendment BQ-2 is about reporting. These provisions would be added to the various considerations that the gov

Agriculture committee  Thanks, Mr. Chair. There are a few issues I'd like to bring to the committee's attention with respect to this amendment. Again, I apologize for sounding a bit like a broken record, but in the context of an environmental protection bill, there may be some concerns about the brea

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Indeed we have concerns about both paragraphs (a) and (d) with respect to the potential violation of Canada's international trade obligations. Under those obligations, which exist under the WTO GATT agreement and under NAFTA, Canada is free to impose restrictions on i

Agriculture committee  Perhaps I should respond to Mr. Easter's first question, on existing statutory or regulatory restrictions. Certainly there are no restrictions on imports under CEPA, which would only have the authority to restrict for the purpose of protecting the environment or health. To my kn

Agriculture committee  Just on this general point, the bill that the government introduced amends certain regulatory authorities in division 4 of part 7 of CEPA. That division is focused on regulating fuel quality for the purpose of preventing or reducing air pollution, and I would draw your attention

Agriculture committee  No.

Agriculture committee  I certainly won't comment on why the bill is here or whether it ought to be here, and I apologize if that was the way my comments were interpreted. I was simply asking the committee to remember that the amendments that are before you are amending a statute that has, as its partic