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Bill C-235, An Act respecting the building of a green economy in the Prairies
In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, June 1, 2022, your Committee has considered Bill C-235, An Act respecting the building of a green economy in the Prairies, and agreed on Thursday, November 17, 2022, to report it with the following amendments:

Clause 2

That Bill C-235, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 12 on page 1 with the following:

Minister means the minister responsible for economic development in the Prairie provinces. (ministre)”

Clause 3

That Bill C-235, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 14 on page 1 with the following:

“ister of the Environment, the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Industry, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the”

That Bill C-235, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 15 to 17 on page 1 with the following:

“Minister of Finance and the Minister of Natural Resources, develop a framework to coordi‐”

That Bill C-235, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 4 on page 2 with the following:

“and with municipalities, Indigenous governing bodies, the private sector”

That Bill C-235, in Clause 3, be amended by adding after line 6 on page 2 the following:

“(2.1) The consultation process provided for under subsection (2) is only required if such a consultation process is not already provided for under any other Act of Parliament or any Act of a province or by-law of a municipality.”

That Bill C-235, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 14 on page 2 with the following:

“(b) fostering job creation and skills transfer, as evidenced by increased employment, in Prairie regions”

That Bill C-235, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 16 on page 2 with the following:

“them to build a net-zero emissions green economy and”

That Bill C-235, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 22 on page 2 with the following:

“make use of all sources of energy, including nuclear”

That Bill C-235, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 24 on page 2 with the following:

“(d) supporting the continued development of clean energy in fields such as agricul‐”

Clause 4

That Bill C-235, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 35 on page 2 with the following:

“4 (1) Within 12 months after the day on which this Act”

That Bill C-235, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 1 and 2 on page 3 with the following:

“(2) The Minister must publish the report on the departmental website within 10 days after the re‐”

Clause 5

That Bill C-235, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 8 to 10 on page 3 with the following:

“of Transport, the Minister of Industry, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Natural Resources, prepare a”

Your Committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-235, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 33, 37 to 39 and 44) is tabled.