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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 100
Tuesday, February 16, 1999
The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development met at 9:18 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Charles Caccia, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Charles Caccia, Rick Casson, Yvon Charbonneau, Bill Gilmour, Jocelyne Girard-Bujold, John Herron, Joe Jordan, Karen Kraft Sloan, Rick Laliberté, David Pratt, Paddy Torsney.
Acting Membesr present: Gar Knutson for Sarkis Assadourian, Ian Murray for Aileen Carroll.
Associate Member present: Clifford Lincoln.
In attendance: From the Committees and Legislative Services Directorate : Marc Toupin, Legislative Clerk. From the Library of Parliament: Monique Hébert and Christine Labelle, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From Environment Canada: Harvey Lerer, Director General, Canadian Environmental Protection Act Office; Karen Lloyd, Manager, CEPA Office; Duncan Cameron, Legal Counsel, Legal Services, CEPA Office; Steve Mongrain, CEPA Office.
The Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-32, An Act respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Wednesday, May 14, 1998, Meeting No. 53).
At 9:18 a.m. the Committee resumed Clause-by-Clause consideration of the Bill.
The witnesses answered questions.
Schedule 1 was allowed to stand.
Schedules 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 were allowed to stand.
On Clause 247.
By unanimous consent, the Committee reverted to Clause 247.
Jocelyne Girard-Bujold moved, - That Clause 247 be amended by striking out line 17 on page 176 and substituting the following therefore:
"law and, where the order to be reviewed was made in relation to aboriginal land, unless that person is knowledgeable about aboriginal issues."
After debate, by unanimous consent, the amendment was withdrawn.
Jocelyne Girard-Bujold moved, - That Clause 247 be amended by striking out line 17 on page 176 and substituting the following therefore:
"law and, where the order to be reviewed was made in relation to aboriginal land, unless that person has been nominated by the aboriginal people concerned."
After debate, by unanimous consent, the amendment was withdrawn.
Jocelyne Girard-Bujold moved, - That Clause 247 be amended by striking out lines 16 and 17 on page 176 and substituting the following therefore:
"ment, environmental and human health, administrative law, or traditional aboriginal knowledge."
Rick Laliberté moved, - That the amendment be amended by inserting the word "ecological" between the words "aboriginal" and "knowledge".
The question was put on the amendment to the amendment and it was agreed to.
The question was put on the amendment as amended and it was agreed to.
Clause 247, as amended, carried.
On Clause 334.
By unanimous consent, the Committee reverted to Clause 334.
Paddy Torsney moved, - That Clause 334 be amended by striking out lines 35 and 36 on page 211 and substituting the following therefore:
"334. (1) Aboard of review shall consist of not fewer than three members.
(2) A person is not eligible to be appointed as a member of a board of review, unless the person is knowledgeable about the Canadian environment, environmental and human health or traditional ecological aboriginal knowledge."
The question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to.
Clause 334, as amended, carried.
At 11:07 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee