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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 90
Thursday, December 3, 1998
The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development met at 9:13 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Charles Caccia, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Charles Caccia, Aileen Carroll, Rick Casson, Roger Gallaway, Bill Gilmour, Jocelyne Girard-Bujold, John Herron, Joe Jordan, Rick Laliberté, Paddy Torsney.
Acting Members present: Brent St-Denis for Sarkis Assadourian, Bob Kilger for David Pratt, Clifford Lincoln for Karen Kraft Sloan, Beth Phinney for Yvon Charbonneau, Beth Phinney for David Pratt.
In attendance: From the Committees and Legislative Services Directorate : Marc Toupin and Paulette Nadeau. From the Library of Parliament: Monique Hébert, Research Officer. From Resources Futures International: John Moffet, consultant.
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)
The witnesses answered questions.
At 9:14 a.m., the Committee resumed Clause-by-Clause consideration of the Bill.
Clause 84 was allowed to stand.
On Clause 85.
Paddy Torsney moved, - That Clause 85 be amended by striking out lines 39 to 42 on page 55 and substituting the following therefore:
"ing toxic, the Minister may, before the expiry of the period for assessing the information, publish in the Canada Gazette, and in any other manner that"
After debate, the question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to.
At 9:18 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 9:39 a.m., the sitting resumed.
Clause 85, as amended, carried.
Clause 86 carried
On Clause 84.
The Committee reverted to Clause 84.
Rick Laliberté moved, - That Clause 84 be amended
- by striking out line 35 on page 54 and substituting the following therefore:
- by striking out line 48 on page 54 and substituting the following therefore:
"becoming toxic or that it is a hormone disrupting substance, the Minister may, before the"
"becoming toxic or whether it is a hormone disrupting substance."
The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:
YEAS - 5
Yvon Charbonneau
Clifford Lincoln
Jocelyne Girard-Bujold
Rick Laliberté
John Herron
NAYS - 7
Brent St-Denis
Aileen Carroll
Roger Gallaway
Joe Jordan
Beth Phinney
Paddy Torsney
Bill Gilmour
Rick Laliberté moved, - That Clause 84 be amended by striking out line 13 on page 55 and substituting the following therefore:
"(3) The Minister may, by order, vary or rescind a"
After debate, the question was put on the amendment and it was negatived.
Rick Laliberté moved, That Clause 84 be amended by striking out line 20 on page 55 and substituting the following therefore:
"years, the Minister publishes in"
After debate, the question was put on the amendment and it was negatived.
Clause 84 carried.
On Clause 87.
Joe Jordan moved, - That Clause 87 be amended by adding after line 9 on page 57 the following:
"(2.1) The Ministers shall examine the substances that are on the Domestic Substances List by virtue of section 66 to determine whether an amendment should be made to the List to indicate that subsection 81(3) applies with respect to those substances."
Debate arose theron.
Clifford Lincoln moved that the amendment be further amended by inserting between the words "examine" and "the" the following:
"within two years of the giving of Royal Assent to this Act"
Debate arose theron.
At 10:52 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee