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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 90
Thursday, March 21, 2024, 3:34 p.m. to 5:18 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
George Chahal, Chair (Liberal)

House of Commons
• Dancella Boyi, Legislative Clerk
• Émilie Thivierge, Legislative Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Sarah Dodsworth, Analyst
Department of Justice
• Jean-Nicolas Bustros, Counsel
• Jean-François Roman, Legal Counsel
Department of Natural Resources
• Abigail Lixfeld, Senior Director, Renewable and Electrical Energy Division, Energy Systems Sector
• Annette Tobin, Director, Offshore Management Division, Fuels Sector
• Lauren Knowles, Deputy Director
• Cheryl McNeil, Deputy Director
• Daniel Morin, Senior Legislative and Policy Advisor, Renewable and Electrical Energy Division
Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

The witnesses answered questions.

The committee resumed its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

By unanimous consent, Clauses 126 to 135 inclusive carried severally on the following recorded division:

YEAS: John Aldag, Charlie Angus, Julie Dabrusin, Earl Dreeshen, Ted Falk, Viviane Lapointe, Jeremy Patzer, Francesco Sorbara, Tony Van Bynen — 9;

NAYS: Mario Simard — 1.

On Clause 136,

Jeremy Patzer moved, — That Bill C-49, in Clause 136, be amended by replacing lines 1 to 3 on page 94 with the following:

“(2.1) An order made by the Regulator in a case referred to in paragraph (1)(a) with respect to a submerged land licence takes effect immediately but is subject to sections 38.1 to 38.3.”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Jeremy Patzer and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Earl Dreeshen, Ted Falk, Jeremy Patzer, Shannon Stubbs — 4;

NAYS: John Aldag, Charlie Angus, Julie Dabrusin, Viviane Lapointe, Mario Simard, Francesco Sorbara, Tony Van Bynen — 7.

Clause 136 carried on the following recorded division:

YEAS: John Aldag, Charlie Angus, Julie Dabrusin, Earl Dreeshen, Ted Falk, Viviane Lapointe, Jeremy Patzer, Francesco Sorbara, Shannon Stubbs, Tony Van Bynen — 10;

NAYS: Mario Simard — 1.

On Clause 137,

Julie Dabrusin moved, — That Bill C-49, in Clause 137, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 18 on page 95 with the following:

“der an Act of Parliament as an area for environmental”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Julie Dabrusin and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: John Aldag, Charlie Angus, Julie Dabrusin, Earl Dreeshen, Ted Falk, Viviane Lapointe, Jeremy Patzer, Mario Simard, Francesco Sorbara, Shannon Stubbs, Tony Van Bynen — 11;

NAYS: — 0.

Clause 137, as amended, carried on the following recorded division:

YEAS: John Aldag, Charlie Angus, Julie Dabrusin, Earl Dreeshen, Ted Falk, Viviane Lapointe, Heath MacDonald, Jeremy Patzer, Shannon Stubbs, Tony Van Bynen — 10;

NAYS: Mario Simard — 1.

By unanimous consent, Clauses 138 to 146 inclusive carried severally on the following recorded division:

YEAS: John Aldag, Charlie Angus, Julie Dabrusin, Earl Dreeshen, Ted Falk, Viviane Lapointe, Heath MacDonald, Jeremy Patzer, Shannon Stubbs, Tony Van Bynen — 10;

NAYS: Mario Simard — 1.

On Clause 147,

Charlie Angus moved, — That Bill C-49, in Clause 147, be amended

(a) by replacing line 17 on page 107 with the following:

“(a) all Canadian corporations, trade unions and individuals resident”

(b) by replacing line 24 on page 107 with the following:

“measures, including project labour agreements and community benefit agreements, that aim to increase the participation of un-”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Charlie Angus and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Charlie Angus, Mario Simard — 2;

NAYS: John Aldag, Julie Dabrusin, Earl Dreeshen, Ted Falk, Viviane Lapointe, Heath MacDonald, Jeremy Patzer, Shannon Stubbs, Tony Van Bynen — 9.

Shannon Stubbs moved, — That Bill C-49, in Clause 147, be amended by adding after line 27 on page 107 the following:

“(c) importance shall be given to the development of measures to assist in the preservation of the fishing industry, including measures to assist in understanding and maintaining the environmental characteristics of the offshore area that support that industry.”

Debate arose thereon.

Julie Dabrusin moved, — That Motion No. CPC-12, proposing to amend Clause 147 of Bill C-49 by adding text after line 27 on page 107, be amended by

(a) substituting, for the reference to “importance”, a reference to “during the submerged land licence issuance process, importance”;

(b) substituting, for the reference to “development of measures to assist in the preservation of the fishing industry, including measures to assist in understanding and maintaining the environmental characteristics of the offshore area that support that industry”, a reference to “consideration of effects on fishing activities”.

Debate arose thereon.

At 4:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:10 p.m., the sitting resumed.

After debate, the question was put on the subamendment of Julie Dabrusin and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: John Aldag, Charlie Angus, Julie Dabrusin, Earl Dreeshen, Ted Falk, Viviane Lapointe, Heath MacDonald, Jeremy Patzer, Mario Simard, Shannon Stubbs, Tony Van Bynen — 11;

NAYS: — 0.

The committee resumed consideration of the amendment of Shannon Stubbs, as amended, — That Bill C-49, in Clause 147, be amended by adding after line 27 on page 107 the following:

“(c) during the submerged land licence issuance process, importance shall be given to the consideration of effects on fishing activities.”

At 4:56 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The committee resumed consideration of the amendment of Shannon Stubbs, as amended, — That Bill C-49, in Clause 147, be amended by adding after line 27 on page 107 the following:

“(c) during the submerged land licence issuance process, importance shall be given to the consideration of effects on fishing activities.”

By unanimous consent, Clause 147 was allowed to stand.

By unanimous consent, Clause 38 previously carried, as amended, was reconsidered.

By unanimous consent, Clause 38 was allowed to stand.

At 5:18 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Alexandre Vassiliev
Clerk of the committee