Environment committee  On a point of order, page 1016 states the following: When a standing committee examines estimates, it is free to arrange its own proceedings. Ordinarily, committees find it convenient to examine the votes assigned to them in groups.... They often or usually consist of a numbe

Environment committee  Then I'll be leaving the committee, because I don't believe.... One of the changes the Liberals made is that they don't have to have any opposition members here; the meeting can continue. I believe this is quite disrespectful to members. I believe it's unparliamentary that for t

Environment committee  May I finish then?

Environment committee  Well, it's responding to your ruling.

Environment committee  Page 982 that you've referenced says: There is no specific rule governing voluntary appearances by Members of the House of Commons before parliamentary committees. They may appear before a committee if they wish and have been invited. This part is what I think is quite salien

Environment committee  Okay, I will do that at this very moment.

Environment committee  Thank you, Chair. Bosc and Gagnon, in the third edition of House of Commons Procedure and Practice, say on page 980—this is under chapter 20, regarding committees—under the title “To Send for Persons”: Standing committees often need the collaboration, expertise and knowledge

Environment committee  I have a point of order.

Environment committee  The point of order is that this meeting that we're having right now with the witnesses who are before us—and I appreciate their being here—came from a desire that we have the minister invited here to deal with supplementary estimates—

Environment committee  Are you interrupting me?

Environment committee  With respect, Mr. Chair, I have the floor.

Environment committee  We have this agenda today based on a request by this standing committee that we have the minister come here—and if the minister's not available, the parliamentary secretary—to deal with the supplementary estimates. Complementing the minister or the parliamentary secretary, it wa

Environment committee  On that point, Chair, I appreciate the explanation and I trust that the intent was honourable, but the request to have the minister or the parliamentary secretary supported by department officials was made, I believe, by the committee, and as members of the opposition—and you hav

Environment committee  It's a carbon. My question is, how high does the carbon tax have to go to be effective, to cause a change in behaviour? The change in behaviour we're talking about is people getting out of their cars and not heating their homes. How high does it have to go?

Environment committee  Yes, there is.