Nathan Cullen moved, - That because the Minister of the Environment has:
1) indicated in Bonn that Canada would not live up to its international obligations under the Kyoto Protocol;
2) refused to address the municipal mayors and councilors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities assembled in Montreal in June, 2006;
3) been the first Federal Minister of the Environment to refuse to attend the annual Smog Summit in Toronto;
4) refused to appear before this committee in spite of a standing and open invitation;
5) tabled no plan for Canada to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions or to address Canada's pollution problems;
6) done nothing to stop the regressive cuts to beneficial environmental programs such as Energuide for Houses Retrofit Incentive Program and for Low-Income Households;
7) implemented no single measure to conserve or protect Canada's environment to date;
That the Standing Committee of the Environment and Sustainable Development call on the Government of Canada dismiss the Minister of the Environment from her current cabinet position and that this decision be reported to the House.
After debate, the chair ruled that the motion was in order.
Where upon Maurice Vellacott appealed the decision of the Chair.
The question being put by the Chair.
Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained ?
The question being put on the motion, it was negatived on a show of hands: YEAS: 3; NAYS: 7.
Accordingly, the decision was overruled.
Accordingly, debate on the motion was suspended.