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

Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2010-11

Chair: The Honourable W. DAVID ANGUS

Monday, February 28, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Issue No. 19

Forty-third, forty-fourth and forty-fifth meetings on:

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

APPEARING:

Monday, February 28, 2011 (morning meeting)

The Honourable Darrell Dexter, Premier of Nova Scotia.

WITNESSES:

Monday, February 28, 2011 (morning meeting)

Government of Nova Scotia:

Murray Coolican, Deputy Minister, Department of Energy;

Paul Black, Director of Policy and Community Relations, Office of the Premier.

Nova Scotia Power Inc. (Emera):

Robb Bennett, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Offshore/Onshore Technologies Association of NS (OTANS):

Barbara Pike, Executive Director;

Joe Fitzharris, Chair of the Board of Directors.

Sprague Lake Enterprises Ltd.:

Peter Lane, Chief Executive Officer.

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, Nova Scotia Division:

Ann Janega, Vice President.

Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation:

Allan Crandlemire, Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Monday, February 28, 2011 (afternoon meeting)

Halifax Regional Municipality:

Julian Boyle, Energy Auditor, Infrastructure & Asset Management;

Wayne Anstey, Acting Chief Administrative Officer and Deputy CAO Operations, Chief Administrative Office;

Mary Ellen Donovan, Director, Legal Services and Risk Management.

Fundy Tidal Inc.:

Dana Morin, President.

Municipality of Cumberland:

Keith Hunter, Warden of Cumberland County.

Cumberland Regional Economic Development Association
(CREDA):

Shawna Eason, Cumberland Energy Officer.

Town of Parrsboro:

J. Raymond Hickey, Chief Administrative Officer.

Town of Springhill:

His Worship Allen Dill, Mayor.

Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative:

Twila Gaudet, Consultation Liaison Officer.

Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities:

His Worship Billy Joe MacLean, Mayor of Port Hawkesbury, President.

Atlantic Canada Sustainable Energy Coalition:

Catherine Abreu, Regional Facilitator.

Ecology Action Centre:

Brennan Vogel, Energy Coordinator;

Jamie Simpson, Coordinator, Forestry Program.

Sierra Club Atlantic:

Gretchen Fitzgerald, Director.

LED Roadway Lighting Ltd.:

Charles Cartmill, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Seaforth Energy:

Jonathan Barry, President.

Grapell Bioenergy Limited:

Orville Pulsifer, President.

SOBENCO Engineering:

Andrew McCabe, Owner.

LST Energy Limited:

Harold Swanson, President.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

Kenneth Lee, Executive Committee Co-Chair, Fundy Energy Research Network (FERN); Executive Director, Centre for Offshore Oil Gas and Energy Research (COOGER).

Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE):

John Woods, Chair of Board of Directors;

Doug Keefe, Executive Director.

Atlantis Resources Corporation:

Joseph Fison, Director of Corporate Development.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Conservation Council of New Brunswick:

David Coon, Executive Director.

Moncton University:

Yves Gagnon, Professor, K.C. Irving Chair in Sustainable Development.

University of New Brunswick:

Liuchen Chang, Professor.

NB Power Holding Corporation:

Keith Cronkhite, Executive Director, Business Development and Strategic Advisor.

Atlantica Centre for Energy:

John Herron, President.

J.D. Irving Ltd.:

Mark Mosher, Vice President;

Christopher MacDonald, Director, Government Relations.

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Divisions:

David Plante, Vice President.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable W. David Angus, Chair

The Honourable Grant Mitchell, Deputy Chair

and

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 Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Meredith (February 25, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Banks replaced the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (February 17, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Mercer (February 17, 2011).