Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Energy, the
Environment and Natural Resources
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98-99
Chairman: The Honourable RONALD D. GHITTER
Thursday, August 26, 1999
Friday, August 27, 1999
Issue No. 21
Seventh, eighth and ninth meetings on:
Bill C-32, An Act respecting
pollution and the protection of the environment and human health in order to
contribute to sustainable development
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, August 26, 1999 (morning meeting) (157K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, August 26, 1999 (afternoon meeting) (149K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, August 27, 1999 (197K)
WITNESSES:
Thursday, August 26, 1999 -- Morning Meeting:
From the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association:
Claude-André Lachance, Director, Governmental Affairs, Dow Chemical Canada;
Gordon E. Lloyd, Vice-President, Technical Affairs, Canadian Chemical Producers' Association;
Richard Paton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Chemical Producers' Association;
Jack Soule, Senior Research Scientist, DuPont Canada.
From the Mining Association of Canada:
Wayne Fraser, Chair, Environment Committee, Mining Association of Canada and Director, Environment and Plant Engineering, Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company;
Robert Telewiak, Chair, Mining Association of Canada Metals Working Group, and Vice-President, Environment, Falconbridge Limited;
David Rodier, Senior Vice-President, Environment, Safety, and Health, Noranda, Inc.;
Justyna Laurie-Lean, Vice-President, Environment and Health.
Thursday, August 26, 1999 -- Afternoon Meeting:
From the Canadian Environmental Law Association:
Paul Muldoon, Executive Director.
From the World Wildlife Fund Canada:
Craig Boljkovac, Policy Officer, Wildlife Toxicology Programme.
From the Sierra Club of Canada:
Elizabeth May, Executive Director;
Angela Rickman, Deputy Director.
From the Western Canada Wilderness Committee:
Adriane Carr, Director;
Paul George, Director.
Friday, August 27, 1999:
As an Individual:
Professor William Leiss, FRSC, Faculty of Management, University of Calgary, and President Elect, Royal Society of Canada.
From the Office of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Department of the Environment:
Nadine Levin, Analyst.
From the Inuit Tapirisat:
Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Vice-President;
Scot Nickels, Advisor;
Terry Fenge, Advisor;
Stephanie Meakin, Advisor.
From the Métis National Council:
Bob Stevenson, Advisor, Endangered Species and Harvesting;
Jody Pierce, Métis Provincial Council of British Columbia.
From Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, Inc.:
Michael Anderson, Research Director.
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., Chalifoux, Cochrane, * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Hays, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Kenny, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Nolin, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Spivak
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette (August 26, 1999).
The name of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (August 27, 1999).