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 9, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Issue No. 9

Second meeting on:

BillC-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

First and second (final) meeting on:

BillS-208, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act
(clean drinking water)

First (final) meeting on:

BillC-38, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act to enlarge Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada

Sixth meeting on:

Emerging issues related to its mandate

INCLUDING:
THE EIGHTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(BillC-16)

THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Report Addressing BillC-10, Navigable Waters Protection Act)

THE TENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special study budget ending March31, 2010 on emerging issues related to its mandate)

THE ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(BillC-38)

THE TWELFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(BillS-208)

APPEARING

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

WITNESSES

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Canadian Maritime Law Association:

John O'Connor, Chair, Committee on Pollution and the Marine Environment.

Canadian Merchant Service Guild:

Mark Boucher, National President.

Chamber of Shipping:

Captain Stephen Brown, President.

International Ship-Owners Alliance of Canada Inc.:

Kaity Arsoniadis Stein, President and Secretary-General.

International Transport Workers' Federation:

Peter Lahay, National Coordinator.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

The Honourable Senator Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, sponsor of the bill.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Parks Canada:

Alan Latourelle, Chief Executive Officer.

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 replaced the Honourable Senator Callbeck (June 11, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Callbeck replaced the Honourable Senator Milne (June 10, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Campbell (June 10, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Manning (June 10, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Lang (June 9, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Peterson (June 9, 2009).