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

Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009

Chair: The Honourable W. DAVID ANGUS

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009

Issue No. 7

Seventh and eighth meetings on:

Elements contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009, dealing with the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Part 7)

and

Fourth meeting on:

Emerging issues related to its mandate

INCLUDING:
THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(GLOBE 2008 Conference )

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Seventh Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 26, 2009 (100K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 28, 2009 (58K)

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WITNESSES:

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Group McLellan Ross LLP:

Ron Kruhlak, Partner.

Transport Canada:

Donald Roussel, Director General, Marine Safety;

Bob Gowe, Manager, Navigable Waters Protection;

Brigit Proulx, Counsel, Legal Services.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Transport Canada:

Donald Roussel, Director General, Marine Safety;

Brigit Proulx, Legal Counsel, Maritime Safety;

Ann Gillen, Navigable Waters Protection Officer, Operations and Environmental Programs.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable W. David Angus, Chair

The Honourable Grant Mitchell, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Banks, *Cowan (or Tardif), Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Merchant, Milne, Neufeld, Peterson, St. Germain, P.C., Sibbeston, 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 Honourable Senator Banks replaced the Honourable Senator Fraser (May 28, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Fraser replaced the Honourable Senator Banks (May 27, 2009).

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