ENVI Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Daniel Wolfish, Kate Ladell, Sumit Gera and Isa Gros-Louis made statements and, with Cecile Siewe, Joanne Volk, David Harper, Hilary Oakman and Caroline Blais, answered questions.
At 11:36 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:39 a.m., the sitting resumed.
Gérard Deltell moved, — That the committee report to the House that the first environmental act by this Liberal government was to approve the dumping of eight billion litres of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River and that the committee agrees that the dumping of wastewater into our waterways goes against Canadian efforts to promote clean water.
Debate arose thereon.
At 12:13 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:15 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The debate continued
At 12:26 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The debate continued
Taylor Bachrach moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Shafqat Ali, Taylor Bachrach, Sophie Chatel, Lloyd Longfield, Monique Pauzé, Leah Taylor Roy, Adam van Koeverden — 7;
NAYS: Gérard Deltell, Michael Kram, Branden Leslie, Dan Mazier — 4.
At 12:41 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:56 p.m., the sitting resumed.
At 12:57 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.