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

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12

Chair: The Honourable W. DAVID ANGUS

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Thursday March 8, 2012

Issue No. 16

Twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth and thirtieth meetings on:

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

• Minutes of Proceedings - February 28, 2012
• Minutes of Proceedings - March 6, 2012
• Minutes of Proceedings - March 8, 2012
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 28, 2012 (60K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 6, 2012 (137K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 8, 2012 (111K)

WITNESSES

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Government of the Northwest Territories:

The Honourable David Ramsay, MLA, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment;

Peter Vician, Deputy Minister, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Natural Resources Canada:

Mark Corey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Sector;

Douglas Heath, Director, Oil Sands and Energy Security Division, Energy Sector.

Stephen Lucas, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Policy Integration;

Jonathan Will, Director General, Electricity Resources Branch, Energy Sector;

Marc D'Iorio, Director General, Office of Energy Research and Development, Energy Sector.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

Jon Allen, Assistant Deputy Minister, Americas.

Environment Canada:

Dan McDougall, Assistant Deputy Minister, International Affairs Branch.

Thursday March 8, 2012

Tides Canada:

Sarah Goodman, Vice President, Business Development and Services;

Merran Smith, Director, Tides Canada Energy Initiative.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable W. David Angus, Chair

The Honourable Grant Mitchell, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Baker, P.C., Brown, *Cowan (or Tardif), Johnson, Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Massicotte, Neufeld, Peterson, Seidman, Sibbeston, Wallace

*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 Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (March 7, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (March 5, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Johnson replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (March 1, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Johnson (February 29, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Brown replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (February 16, 2012).