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

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12-13

Chair: The Honourable RICHARD NEUFELD

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Thursday May 2, 2013

Issue No. 43

Second and third meetings on:

Bill C-47, An Act to enact the Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act and the Northwest Territories Surface Rights Board Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

• Minutes of Proceedings - April 30, 2013
• Minutes of Proceedings - May 2, 2013
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 30, 2013 (78K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 2, 2013 (74K)

WITNESSES

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Government of Nunavut:

The Honourable Peter Taptuna, MLA, Minister of Economic Development and Transportation;

Robert Long, Deputy Minister, Department of Economic Development and Transportation;

William Mackay, Director, Intergovernmental Relations.

Government of the Northwest Territories:

Peter Vician, Deputy Minister, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (by video conference).

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers:

Bob Bleaney, Vice President, External Relations;

Alex Ferguson, Vice-President, Policy and Environment.

Mining Association of Canada:

Pierre Gratton, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Rick Meyers, Vice-President, Technical and Northern Affairs.

Thursday May 2, 2013

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated:

Cathy Towtongie, President;

John Merritt, Legal Counsel;

Richard Spaulding, Legal Counsel.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Richard Neufeld, Chair

The Honourable Grant Mitchell, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Baker, P.C., *Cowan (or Tardif), Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), MacDonald, Massicotte, Patterson, Ringuette, Seidman, Sibbeston, Unger, Wallace

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)