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

Issue 16 - Minutes of Proceedings - October 2, 2014

OTTAWA, Thursday, October 2, 2014
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[English]

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

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Black, Boisvenu, MacDonald, Massicotte, Mitchell, Neufeld, Patterson, Ringuette, Seidman and Wallace (10).

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

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, the committee continued its examination of Bill S-6, An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act and the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 15.)

WITNESSES:

Northwest Territories and Nunavut Chamber of Mines:

Elizabeth Kingston, General Manager;

Adam Chamberlain, Director.

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
(by video conference):

Alex Ferguson, Vice-President, Policy and Environment;

Aaron Miller, Manager, Northern Canada.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Kingston made a statement and, together with Mr. Chamberlain, answered questions.

At 8:54 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 8:59 a.m., the committee resumed.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Miller together made a statement and answered questions.

At 9:41 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Lynn Gordon

Clerk of the Committee