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

Issue 36 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 5, 2013

OTTAWA, Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day, at 5:01 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Richard Neufeld, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Brown, Lang, Massicotte, Mitchell, Neufeld, Patterson, Ringuette, Seidman, Sibbeston and Wallace (10).

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

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 Wednesday, November 28, 2012, the committee continued its examination on the current state of the safety elements of the bulk transport of hydrocarbon products in Canada. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 34.)

WITNESSES:

Natural Resources Canada:

Mark Corey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Sector;

Jeff Labonté, Director General, Petroleum Resources Branch;

John Foran, Director, Oil and Gas Policy and Regulatory Affairs Division;

Sankara Papavinasam, Research Scientist, CanmetMATERIALS, Minerals and Metals Sector.

National Energy Board of Canada:

Gaétan Caron, Chair and CEO.

The chair made an opening statement.

Mr. Corey made a statement and, together with Mr. Labonté, Mr. Foran and Mr. Papavinasam, answered questions.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Caron made a statement and answered questions.

At 7:10 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Lynn Gordon

Clerk of the Committee