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

Issue 22 - Minutes of Proceedings

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OTTAWA, Thursday, March 24, 2011
(51)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day, at 8:02 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, Demers, Lang, Mitchell, Neufeld, Peterson and Seidman (9).

In attendance: Marc LeBlanc, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; and 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:

Sierra Club Canada:

John Bennett, Executive Director;

Ralph Torrie, Board Member of Sierra Club of Canada Foundation; President, Torrie-Smith Associates.

Coal Association of Canada:

Allen Wright, President and CEO.

Sherritt International Corporation:

Amar Amarnath, Senior Consultant;

Juanita Montalvo, Managing Director, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability;

Sean McCaughan, Managing Director, Coal Division.

The chair made an opening statement.

Mr. Bennett and Mr. Torrie made a statement and answered questions.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Wright, Mr. McCaughan and Mr. Amarnath made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:12 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Lynn Gordon

Clerk of the Committee

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