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

Issue 28 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Tuesday, July 17, 2012
(48)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met in camera this day, at 10:06 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable W. David Angus, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Angus, Mitchell, Plett and Seidman (4).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator McCoy (1).

In attendance: Marc LeBlanc, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Ceri Au, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, June 16, 2011, 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. 2.)

Pursuant to rule 92(2)(f), the committee considered a draft report.

After debate, it was agreed:

That the draft report, as modified, be adopted;

That the chair and deputy chair be authorized to make revisions without altering the intent of the text and to approve the final text; and

That as per the authorization by the Senate on June 5, 2012, that the chair deposit the final report with the Clerk of the Senate as soon as possible.

At 10:48 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Lynn Gordon

Clerk of the Committee