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

Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2010

Chair: The Honourable W. DAVID ANGUS

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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Issue No. 17

Thirty-seventh, thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth and fortieth meetings on:

The current state and future of Canada's energy sector (including alternative energy)

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 3, 2011 (102K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 8, 2011 (Morning meeting) (219K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 8, 2011 (Afternoon meeting) (188K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 10, 2011 (83K)

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WITNESSES:

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Canadian Gas Association:

Timothy M. Egan, President and CEO.

Enbridge Gas Distribution:

Arunas Pleckaitis, Vice-President, Business Development & Customer Strategy.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 (Morning meeting)

Université de Montréal:

Normand Mousseau, Professor of physics and Canada Research Chair in Computational Physics of Complex Materials.

HEC Montréal:

Pierre-Olivier Pineau, Associate Professor, Department of Management Sciences.

Industrial Gas Users Association:

Benoit Gratton, Chairman of the Board, Director of Procurement, Cascades Group.

Robert Transport Inc.:

Claude Robert, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Quebec association to stop atmospheric pollution:

Patrick Bonin, Coordinator climate and energy campaign.

Greenpeace in Québec:

Éric Darier, Director.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 (Afternoon meeting)

Groupe Maîtres chez nous-21^e siècle (MCN21):

Daniel Breton, President.

Association québécoise de la production d'énergie renouvelable (AQPER):

Jean-François Samray, Chief Executive Officer.

Canadian GeoExchange Coalition:

Denis Tanguay, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Ted Kantrowitz, Vice-President.

Regroupement national des conseils régionaux de l'environnement du Quebec (RNCREQ):

Philippe Bourke, General Manager.

Union des producteurs agricoles:

David Tougas, Economist, Research and Agricultural Policies.

Helios Centre:

Philip Raphals, Director General.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas:

Kevin Heffernan, Vice-President.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable W. David Angus, Chair

The Honourable Grant Mitchell, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Banks, Brown, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dickson, Frum, Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Massicotte, McCoy, Neufeld, Peterson, Seidman

* 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 Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (February 4, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Dickson (February 3, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (February 2, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (January 27, 2011).

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