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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 79
Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 10:59 a.m. to 12:57 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Francis Scarpaleggia, Chair (Liberal)

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• Taylor Bachrach for Laurel Collins (NDP)
• Fraser Tolmie for Gérard Deltell (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Alison Clegg, Analyst
• Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst
Freshwater
Department of the Environment
• Caroline Blais, Director, Forest Products and Fisheries Act
• David Harper, Director General, Monitoring and Data Services Directorate
• Cecile Siewe, Director General, Industrial Sectors and Chemicals Directorate
• Joanne Volk, Director General, Water Science and Technology
• Daniel Wolfish, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Canada Water Agency
Department of Natural Resources
• Sumit Gera, Senior Director, Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure
• Sylvain Vallières, Acting Program Manager, Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program
Department of Transport
• Isa Gros-Louis, Director General, Indigenous Relations and Navigation Protection
• Joanna Manger, Director General, Marine Safety and Security
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
• Kate Ladell, Director General, Ecosystems Management
• Hilary Oakman, Acting Regional Director, Aquatic Ecosystems, Ontario and Prairie Region
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, the committee commenced its study of freshwater.

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.

Motion

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

Motion

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.



Natalie Jeanneault
Clerk of the committee