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

Issue 1 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 2, 2016

OTTAWA, Tuesday, February 2, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met in camera this day at 5:07 p.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Richard Neufeld, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Johnson, MacDonald, Massicotte, McCoy, Mitchell, Neufeld, Patterson, Ringuette and Seidman (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 rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft agenda (future business).

At 5:11 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:11 p.m., the committee resumed in public for the election of the deputy chair.

The chair asked for nominations for the position of deputy chair.

The Honourable Senator Seidman moved:

That the Honourable Senator Mitchell be deputy chair of this committee.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, with two honourable senators abstaining.

The deputy chair made a statement.

The Honourable Senator Johnson moved:

That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be composed of the chair, the deputy chair and one other member of the committee, to be designated after the usual consultation; and

That the subcommittee be empowered to make decisions on behalf of the committee with respect to its agenda, to invite witnesses and schedule hearings.

After debate, the Honourable Senator Ringuette moved:

That the third member of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be the Honourable Senator Massicotte.

After debate, the question being put on the motion of the Honourable Senator Johnson, it was adopted.

The Honourable Senator Patterson raised a point of order concerning the acceptability of the motion.

After debate, the chair ruled the motion in order.

After debate, the question being put on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, it was negatived.

The chair informed the committee that the Honourable Senator Seidman was the third member of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, selected after the usual consultations.

At 5:29 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:29 p.m., the committee, pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), resumed in camera to consider a draft agenda (future business).

At 6:23 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Lynn Gordon

Clerk of the committee