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Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

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

Issue 50 - Minutes of Proceedings - August 19, 2013

OTTAWA, Monday, August 19, 2013
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met in camera this day, at 10:18 a.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Richard Neufeld, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators McCoy, Mitchell, Neufeld, Patterson, Ringuette, Seidman and Wallace (7).

In attendance: Marc LeBlanc and Sam Banks, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; 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, June 6, 2013, 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. 48.)

Pursuant to rule pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft report.

It was agreed:

That the committee allow the transcription/recording of the in camera portions of the meeting, that one copy be kept in the office of the clerk of the committee for consultation by committee members and/or by the committee analysts, and that the transcript be destroyed by the clerk when authorized to do so by the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, but no later than at the end of this parliamentary session.

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 20, 2013, the chair deposit the final report with the Clerk of the Senate as soon as possible.

At 11:55 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Lynn Gordon

Clerk of the Committee