Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98

Chairman: The Honourable RONALD D. GHITTER

Wednesday, October 7, 1998

Issue No. 11

Third and fourth meetings on: Consideration of Bill C-29, An Act to establish the Parks Canada Agency and to amend other Acts as a consequence

APPEARING:

The Honourable Andy Mitchell, P.C., M.P., Secretary of State (Parks)

WITNESSES:

Morning sitting:

As an individual:

Ted Hart, Mayor, Town of Banff.

From the Canadian Nature Federation:

Kevin McNamee, Wildlands Campaign Director.

From the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS):

Mary Granskou, Executive Director.

From the Sierra Club of Canada:

Rita Morbia.

Afternoon sitting:

From the Department of Canadian Heritage:

Tom Lee, Assistant Deputy Minister, Parks Canada.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Ronald D. Ghitter, Chairman

The Honourable Nicholas W. Taylor, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Buchanan, P.C., Butts, Cochrane, Fitzpatrick, * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Gustafson, Hays, Kenny, Kroft, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Spivak

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Milne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Maloney (October 7, 1998).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Adams (October 7, 1998).

The name of the Honourable Senator Adams substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Milne (October 7, 1998).