House Hansard - 234

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

October 18, 2023 02:00PM

Context: House Hansard - 234 - Oct/18/23

Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)

Oct/18/23 3:41:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the incredible irony here is that the portions of the impact assessment law that the Supreme Court found were in excess of federal jurisdiction were the sections created by Stephen Harper in wrecking our previous, predictable, strong environmental assessment legislation and the so-called designated project list, which was a very bad idea. The expert environmental law panel created under former minister McKenna, and then ignored by the government in bringing forward Bill C-69, has the answers the government needs. Will this minister commit to reviewing those recommendations and putting them in place?

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Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Lib.)

Oct/18/23 3:41:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think we can agree that the Conservative Party destroyed environmental legislation in this country and undermined the integrity of those processes such that it was incumbent upon the new government to bring into place better rules that would allow major projects to be built in this country. These would be projects that respect environmental rights and the rights of indigenous peoples. We have delivered on that. We certainly respect the decision of the court, and we will be making amendments to the act. However, the Supreme Court was clear, and I will be very clear about this, that the Parliament of Canada enacted legislation to protect the environment, and we certainly will continue to do that.

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The Speaker

Oct/18/23 3:42:18 p.m.
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I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of Her Excellency Lindita Nikolla, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania, accompanied by a parliamentary delegation. Some hon. members: Hear, hear!

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Mr. Warren Steinley

Oct/18/23 3:43:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. If you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move that the House concur in the following: “The Speaker, to use the old hockey analogy, is nothing more than a referee. If there is one thing I know, it is that nobody pays good money to go see the referee. They go to see the stars: you, the players on the ice.” This was said by you, Mr. Speaker, upon taking the chair— Some hon. members: No.

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The Speaker

Oct/18/23 3:43:26 p.m.
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It being 3:44 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Carleton relating to the business of supply. Call in the members. And the bells having rung:

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The Speaker

Oct/18/23 3:43:26 p.m.
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I am afraid there is no unanimous consent for the motion from the member.

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The Speaker

Oct/18/23 4:00:05 p.m.
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The question is as follows. Shall I dispense? Some hon. members: No. [Chair read text of motion to House]

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The Speaker

Oct/18/23 4:14:23 p.m.
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I declare the motion lost. I would like to draw the attention of the House today to the fact that this was the first vote call by our table officer Jubilee Jackson. We congratulate Jubilee on a job well done.

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The Deputy Speaker

Oct/18/23 4:15:53 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-319

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-319 under Private Members' Business.

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The Deputy Speaker

Oct/18/23 4:27:12 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-319

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

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The Deputy Speaker

Oct/18/23 4:27:26 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-314

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-314 under Private Members' Business.

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The Deputy Speaker

Oct/18/23 4:39:06 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-314

I declare the motion defeated.

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The Deputy Speaker

Oct/18/23 4:39:36 p.m.
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The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C‑244, under Private Members' Business.

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The Deputy Speaker

Oct/18/23 4:51:41 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-244

I declare the motion carried.

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The Deputy Speaker

Oct/18/23 4:52:52 p.m.
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The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C‑325, under Private Members' Business.

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The Deputy Speaker

Oct/18/23 5:04:18 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-325

I declare the motion defeated. It is my duty pursuant to Standing Order 38 to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, Health; the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands, The Environment.

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The Deputy Speaker

Oct/18/23 5:05:25 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-320

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading of Bill C-320 under Private Members' Business.

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