Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Issue 2 - Evidence - November 26, 2013
OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 26, 2013
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day at 5:06 p.m. for the consideration of a draft report on the subject matter of Divisions 7 and 14 of Part 3 of Bill C-4, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013, and other measures.
Senator Richard Neufeld (Chair) in the chair.
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The Chair: My name is Richard Neufeld. I represent the province of British Columbia in the Senate, and I'm chair of this committee. I would like to welcome all honourable senators and any members of the public with us in the room and listening through the webcast.
I would like to introduce the senators. I'll start with my deputy chair, Senator Grant Mitchell from Alberta, and carry on.
Senator Massicotte: Paul Massicotte from Montreal.
Senator Patterson: Dennis Patterson, Nunavut.
Senator Wallace: John Wallace, New Brunswick.
Senator Ringuette: Pierrette Ringuette, New Brunswick.
Senator MacDonald: Michael MacDonald, Nova Scotia.
Senator Tannas: Scott Tannas, Alberta.
Senator Frum: Linda Frum, Ontario.
Senator Seidman: Judith Seidman, Montreal, Quebec.
Senator Sibbeston: Nick Sibbeston, Northwest Territories.
The Chair: Thank you. We have with us Marc LeBlanc and Sam Banks from the Library of Parliament, and our clerk, Lynn Gordon.
On November 5, our committee was one of six that were separately authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-4 and report back to the Senate no later than November 29, 2013. For our committee, these particular elements were Part 3, Division 7, having to do with the Dominion Coal Blocks; and Part 3, Division 14, having to do with Mackenzie Valley Gas Impacts Fund Act.
Honourable senators, we have discussed our draft report regarding our pre-study, and I am seeking a senator to move the following motion:
That the report as amended be adopted and that the chair be authorized to table the report in the Senate at the earliest opportunity.
Senator Massicotte: I so move.
The Chair: Is it agreed?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: Adopted.
(The committee adjourned.)