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

Second Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002

Chair: The Honourable TOMMY BANKS

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Thursday, October 24, 2002

Issue No. 2

First meeting on:

Bill C-5, An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (77K)

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APPEARING:

The Honourable David Anderson, P.C., M.P., Minister of the Environment

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WITNESSES:

From Environment Canada:

Karen Brown, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Conservation Service

From Justice Canada:

David Near, Senior Counsel

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Tommy Banks, Chair

The Honourable Mira Spivak, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Baker, P.C., Banks, Buchanan, P.C., * Carstairs, P.C (or Robichaud, P.C.), Christensen, Cochrane, Eyton, Finnerty, Kenny, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Milne, Spivak, Taylor, Watt

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

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