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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 119

Monday, September 16, 2024, 10:28 a.m. to 1:35 p.m.

Room 315, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Webcast

Presiding

Francis Scarpaleggia, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Monique Pauzé

Acting Members present

• Alexandre Boulerice for Laurel Collins (NDP)

• Francis Drouin for Adam van Koeverden (Liberal)

• Joël Godin for Dan Mazier (Conservative)

• Richard Martel for Gérard Deltell (Conservative)

Associate Members present

• Mario Simard (Bloc Québécois)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Alison Clegg, Analyst

• Sarah Yakobowski, Analyst

Emergency Order for Boreal Caribou Protection under the Species at Risk Act

Witnesses

As an individual

• Louis Bélanger, Professor (Retired), Sustainable Forest Management, Faculty of forestry, Laval University

• Martin-Hugues St-Laurent, Full Professor of Animal Ecology, Université du Québec à Rimouski

• Justina Ray, President and Senior Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Association québécoise des entrepreneurs forestiers

• Martin Bouchard, Director

Association québécoise de la production d'énergie renouvelable

• Luis Calzado, Chief Executive Officer

Centrale des syndicats démocratiques

• Luc Vachon, President

Confédération des syndicats nationaux

• Yvan Duceppe, Treasurer

• Julien Laflamme, Policy Advisor

• Isabelle Ménard, Union Advisor

David Suzuki Foundation

• Rachel Plotkin, Boreal Project Manager

Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec

• Denis Bolduc, General Secretary

• Patrick Rondeau, Union Advisor, Environment and Just Transition

Ripco Inc.

• Benjamin Dufour, President

Unifor Québec

• Daniel Cloutier, Quebec Director

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, August 19, 2024, the committee resumed its study on the emergency order for boreal caribou protection under the Species at Risk Act.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 11:33 a.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 11:36 a.m., the meeting resumed.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 12:38 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:43 p.m., the meeting resumed.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

Motion

Michael Kram moved, — That the committee invite the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to appear before the committee for no less than 2 hours, within 14 days of the adoption of this motion, in relation to his priorities for the return of Parliament and his mandate.

Debate arose thereon.

Motion

Adam van Koeverden 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, Alexandre Boulerice, Sophie Chatel, Lloyd Longfield, Monique Pauzé, Leah Taylor Roy, Adam van Koeverden — 7;

NAYS: Michael Kram, Branden Leslie, Richard Martel, Dan Mazier — 4.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 1:35 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Natalie Jeanneault

Clerk of the committee