Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Energy, the
Environment and Natural Resources
Issue 12 - Minutes of Proceedings, February 19 (3:25 PM)
OTTAWA, Wednesday, February 19, 1997
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The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met at 3:25 p.m. this day, the Chairman, the Honourable Ronald D. Ghitter, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Anderson, Buchanan, Cochrane, Ghitter, Grafstein, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Kinsella, Lewis, Mercier, Spivak and Taylor. (12)
Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Beaudoin, Kenny, Landry, Nolin, Petten, Robichaud.(6)
In attendance: Alan Nixon from the Library of Parliament and Cathy Piccinin.
WITNESSES:
From the Faculty of Law, University of Montreal:
Jacques Frémont.
From Osgoode Hall Law School, York University:
Patrick Monahan.
From Appleton and Associates, International Lawyers:
Barry Appleton.
Consultant in international trade law and competition law:
Ivan Feltham.
From Ultramar Canada Inc.:
Alain Ferland, President.
From Sunoco Group, Suncor Inc.:
Mike O'Brien, Executive Vice President.
From Husky Oil Operations:
Don Ingram, Vice President, Refined Products.
From Parkland Industries:
Jack Donald, President and CEO.
The Committee, in compliance with its Order of Reference dated Tuesday, December 17, 1996, proceeded to consider Bill C-29, An Act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation for commercial purposes of certain manganese-based substances.
Mr. Monahan and Mr. Frémont made opening statements and answered questions.
Mr. Feltham and Mr. Appleton made opening statements and answered questions.
Mr. Ingram, Mr. Ferland, Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Donald all made opening statements and answered questions.
At 7:45 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Line Gravel
Clerk of the Committee