Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm sorry I raised my hand a little too late. I believe it's good that we're talking about nationally determined contributions again, since that's the target the government set in the bill. They promised to include the new 40% to 45% greenhouse gas reducti

Environment committee  The one time the Bloc Québécois voted against an amendment, the minister held that against us during question period in the House of Commons. I think that's reprehensible. I will reflect on my vote on this amendment. I think it's shameful that we are talking about the nationally

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's no more complicated than that. We're working on the definitions. We wanted to define the Paris Agreement, simply because the bill mentions it. In our view, it's pretty important to do that, since it's mentioned in terms of meeting the 2030 targets. Al

Environment committee  You should have received the form, Madam Clerk. However, Ms. Pauzé can introduce the amendment in the meantime.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm taking note of the fact that the same logic applies. I want to tell you that, starting from clause 20, my colleague Ms. Pauzé will be taking over.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just before we vote on clause 18, I want to say that I understand that amendment BQ‑16 is null and void because the committee decided to reject the idea of making the progress report an annual report, even though the government receives the data on greenhou

Environment committee  Could you repeat the question, Mr. Chair?

Environment committee  In fact, this amendment was drafted before the vote on amendment G-3, which specifies that the nationally determined contribution may be amended upward and will be reported in accordance with the Paris Agreement. As I said, the argument behind this amendment is that, if we fail,

Environment committee  Yes. We can vote on the amendment.

Environment committee  Yes, it does. I just want to make sure I understand it correctly. So it would be amended upward, as proposed by the Paris Agreement, and could not be amended downward. Would it be better to specify that in the bill, or is it implied that it has to be an upward amendment? Under

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My explanation will be simple. Clause 11 states that the minister may amend a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. This is a bit annoying because initially, the minister and the government said that they wanted to include in the legislation their new

Environment committee  I would like clarification. Are we voting on your decision or on the motion challenging it?

Environment committee  We're voting on your decision. Is that right?

Environment committee  To answer Mr. Redekopp's question, the Bloc Québécois is quite adamant about respecting the jurisdictions of Quebec and the provinces, so we make sure that the amendments we propose do not compromise that. With this bill, we know that the government wants to achieve carbon neut

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. As I was saying earlier, the amendment seeks to clarify the content of the government's action plan. We propose that the minister make each of the points listed explicit so that each item can be independently assessed. We are adding a description of how gr