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

Issue 11 - Minutes of Proceedings

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met at 6:15 p.m. this day, in Room 505, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Mira Spivak, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Adams, Banks, Buchanan, P.C., Christensen, Finnerty, Spivak and Taylor (7).

In attendance: The official reporters of the Senate and from the Library of Parliament, Lynne Myers, researcher.

The committee, in compliance with its Order of Reference dated December 1, 1999, proceeded to examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to energy, the environment, and natural resources generally in Canada (Nuclear Reactor Safety). (See Issue No. 2, December 7, 2000, for the full text of the order of reference.)

WITNESSES:

From the Regional Municipality of Durham, Health Department:

Robert Kyle, Medical Officer of Health;

Donna Reynolds, Associate Medical Officer of Health;

Mary-Anne Pietrusiak, Epidemiologist;

Larry O'Connor, Chair, Health and Social Services Committee.

From the Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB):

Mary Measures, Director, Radiation and Environmental Protection Division;

Suzana Fraser, Epidemiologist, Health Physics and Risk Section, Radiation and Environmental Protection Division.

From the University of Toronto:

Arsalan Mohajer, Associate Professor of Geophysics, Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences Division.

The witnesses made a presentation and answered questions.

At 8:10 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Michel Patrice

Clerk of the Committee