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

Issue No. 17 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 1, 2016

OTTAWA, Thursday, December 1, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met in camera this day at 8:34 a.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Richard Neufeld, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Fraser, Lang, MacDonald, Massicotte, Mockler, Neufeld, Patterson, Ringuette and Seidman (9).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Griffin (1).

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 Thursday, March 10, 2016, the committee continued its study on the effects of transitioning to a low carbon economy. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 4.)

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft agenda (future business).

At 8:57 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 9 a.m., the committee resumed in public.

The Honourable Senator Patterson moved that the following supplementary budget application (study on the effects of transitioning to a low carbon economy) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, be approved for submission to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration:

Activity 1: Montreal	$18,704
TOTAL	$18,704

The question being put on the motion, it was agreed.

The chair made a statement.

WITNESS:

PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada:

Soheil Asgarpour, President.

Mr. Asgarpour made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:01 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxime Fortin

Clerk of the Committee