Pursuant to the order adopted by the Committee on Monday, November 4, 2013, the following amendment, submitted by Elizabeth May for the consideration of the Committee, was deemed moved:
That Bill C-46, in Clause 16, be amended
(a) by replacing lines 10 to 13 on page 7 with the following:
“(c) all environmental damage, including the loss of use value and of non-use value, resulting from the release or from any action or measure taken in relation to the release.
(1.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing the manner in which any environmental damage described in paragraph (1)(c) is to be assessed.”
(b) by replacing line 27 on page 7 with the following:
“expenses and the environmental damage,”
(c) by replacing line 37 on page 7 with the following:
“environmental damage, described in paragraphs”
(d) by replacing lines 31 and 32 on page 8 with the following:
“province may institute proceedings to recover for environmental damage described in paragraph”
(e) by replacing line 41 on page 8 with the following:
“lastly, to recover for environmental damage”
(f) by deleting lines 11 to 15 on page 24.
After debate, the question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following recorded division: YEAS: Guy Caron, Chris Charlton, Linda Duncan, Geoff Regan — 4; NAYS: Kelly Block, Joan Crockatt, Rick Norlock, Pat Perkins, Brad Trost — 5.