Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Issue 17 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Thursday, February 3, 2011
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day, at 8:05 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable W. David Angus, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Angus, Banks, Brown, Frum, Lang, Martin, Massicotte, Mitchell, Neufeld, Peterson and Seidman (11).
In attendance: Marc LeBlanc and Sam Banks, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Ceri Au, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 11, 2010, the committee continued its examination of the current state and future of Canada's energy sector (including alternative energy). (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1)
WITNESSES:
Canadian Gas Association:
Timothy M. Egan, President and CEO.
Enbridge Gas Distribution:
Arunas Pleckaitis, Vice-President, Business Development & Customer Strategy.
The chair made an opening statement.
Mr. Egan and Mr. Pleckaitis each made a statement and together, answered questions.
At 10:02 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10:04 a.m., pursuant to rule 92(2)(e), the committee resumed in camera for the consideration of a draft agenda (future business). It was agreed that senators' staff be authorized to remain in the room.
At 10:15 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
MONTREAL, Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day, at 8:10 a.m., in the Opus 2 room, Delta Montréal Hotel, the chair, the Honourable W. David Angus, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Angus, Banks, Brown, Lang, Massicotte, Mitchell, Neufeld and Peterson. (8).
In attendance: Marc LeBlanc and Sam Banks, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Ceri Au, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 11, 2010, the committee continued its examination of the current state and future of Canada's energy sector (including alternative energy). (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)
WITNESSES:
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.
The chair made an opening statement.
Mr. Mousseau, Mr. Pineau and Mr. Gratton each made a statement and, together, answered questions.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Gratton made a statement and answered questions.
At 10:20 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10:38 a.m., the committee resumed.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Robert made a statement and answered questions.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Bonin made a statement and answered questions.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Darier made a statement and answered questions.
At 12:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
MONTREAL, Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day, at 1:35 p.m., in the Opus 2 room, Delta Montréal Hotel, the chair, the Honourable W. David Angus, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Angus, Banks, Brown, Lang, Massicotte, Mitchell, Neufeld and Peterson (8).
In attendance: Marc LeBlanc and Sam Banks, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Ceri Au, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 11, 2010, the committee continued its examination of the current state and future of Canada's energy sector (including alternative energy). (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)
WITNESSES:
Groupe Maîtres chez nous-21e 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.
The chair made an opening statement.
Mr. Breton made a statement and answered questions.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Samray and Mr. Tanguay each made a statement, and together with Mr. Kantrowitz, answered questions.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Bourke made a statement and answered questions.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Tougas made a statement and answered questions.
At 4:17 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 4:25 p.m., the committee resumed.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Raphals made a statement and answered questions.
At 5:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Thursday, February 10, 2011
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day, at 8:05 a.m., in room 257, East Block, the deputy chair, the Honourable Grant Mitchell, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Banks, Dickson, Frum, Lang, Mitchell, Neufeld, Peterson and Seidman (8).
In attendance: Marc LeBlanc and Sam Banks, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 11, 2010, the committee continued its examination of the current state and future of Canada's energy sector (including alternative energy). (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)
WITNESSES:
Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas:
Kevin Heffernan, Vice-President.
The deputy chair made an opening statement.
Mr. Heffernan made a statement and answered questions.
At 9:53 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Lynn Gordon
Clerk of the Committee