Proceedings of the Special
Senate Committee on the Arctic

Issue No. 21 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 27, 2019

OTTAWA, Wednesday, February 27, 2019
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[English]

The Special Senate Committee on the Arctic met this day at 11:33 a.m., in room W120, 1 Wellington Street, the chair, the Honourable Dennis Glen Patterson, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Anderson, Bovey, Coyle, Eaton, Oh, Patterson and Stewart Olsen (7).

In attendance: Sara Fryer and Thai Nguyen, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, the committee continued its study of the significant and rapid changes to the Arctic, and impacts on original inhabitants. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)

WITNESSES:

The Gordon Foundation:

Blair Hogan, President, Gúnta Business.

As an individual:

Karen Dunmall, Former Liber Ero Post-Doctoral Fellow.

The chair opened the meeting.

Mr. Hogan made a statement and answered questions.

At 12:33 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 12:36 p.m., the committee resumed.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Dunmall made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:26 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Lynn Gordon
Acting Clerk of the Committee