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

Issue 8 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 6, 2014

OTTAWA, Thursday, March 6, 2014
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day at 8:01 a.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Richard Neufeld, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Black, Boisvenu, Frum, MacDonald, Massicotte, Mitchell, Neufeld, Ringuette, Seidman, Tkachuk and Wallace (11).

In attendance: Sam Banks and Marc LeBlanc, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 13, 2014, the committee continue its examination of the current state of ``One Call'' programs that identify critical underground infrastructure in Canada. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 7.)

WITNESS:

National Energy Board:

Gaétan Caron, Chair and CEO.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Caron made a statement and answered questions.

At 9:02 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 9:03 a.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1), the committee resumed in camera to consider a draft agenda (future business).

At 9:15 a.m., the committee resumed in public for the consideration of the following draft budget:

General Expenses	$ 13,500
Activity 1: Nunavut: Iqaluit & Rankin Inlet	124,107
Activity 2: Whitehorse & Yellowknife	130,624
TOTAL	$ 268,231

It was agreed that special study budget application (Northern Territories Energy) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 be approved;

That the Steering Committee be empowered to approve the final version; and

That the chair be authorized to submit the application to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration.

At 9:16 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Lynn Gordon

Clerk of the Committee