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

Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009

Chair: The Honourable W. DAVID ANGUS

Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009

Issue No. 8

First meeting on:

Bill C-16, An Act to amend certain Acts that relate to the environment and to enact provisions respecting the enforcement of certain Acts that relate to the environment

Ninth meeting on:

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

and

Fifth meeting on:

Emerging issues related to its mandate

APPEARING

The Honourable Jim Prentice, P.C., M.P., Minister of the Environment;

Mark Warawa, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment.

WITNESSES

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

As an individual:

Stephen Woodworth, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre.

Environment Canada:

Renée Caron, Executive Director, Legislative Governance;

Sarah Cosgrove, Manager, Legislative Advice Section.

Parks Canada:

Darlene Pearson, Legislation and Policy.

Justice Canada:

Linda Tingley, Legal Counsel.

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 Milne substituted for the Honourable Senator Watt (June 3, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Watt substituted for the Honourable Senator Milne (June 2, 2009).