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

Issue No. 54 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 7, 2019

OTTAWA, Thursday, February 7, 2019
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[Translation]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day at 9:03 a.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Senator Rosa Galvez, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Cordy, Doyle, Galvez, LaBoucane- Benson, MacDonald, Massicotte, McCallum, Mitchell, Mockler, Patterson, Richards, Seidman, Simons, Tkachuk and Woo (16).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Black (Alberta), McCoy, Miville-Dechêne, Pratte and Wetston (5).

In attendance: Kevin Pittman, Procedural Clerk; Jesse Good, Analyst, 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, December 12, 2018, the committee continued its consideration of Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts.

WITNESSES:

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission:

Rumina Velshi, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Mike Rinker, Director General, Directorate of Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment.

National Energy Board:

Sandy Lapointe, Executive Vice President, Regulatory;

Jim Fox, Vice President, Integrated Energy Information and Analysis;

Robert Steedman, Chief Environment Officer.

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency:

Brent Parker, Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs.

Nunavut Impact Review Board:

Elizabeth Copland, Chairperson;

Ryan Barry, Executive Director.

Alberta Energy Regulator:

Mark Taylor, Executive Vice President, Operations (by video conference);

Wade Clark, Director General, Resources and Development, Ministry of Energy, Government of Alberta (by video conference);

Heather Dent, Senior Manager, Assessment and Continuations, Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta (by video conference);

Stan Rutwind, Special Advisor, Indigenous Relations, Government of Alberta (by video conference);

Andrew MacPherson, Director, In Situ Authorization, Alberta Energy Regulator (by video conference);

Meighan LaCasse, Legal Advisor, Law Branch, Alberta Energy Regulator (by video conference).

Ms. Velshi and Ms. Lapointe each made a statement and, with Mr. Fox, Mr. Steedman and Mr. Rinker, answered questions.

At 10:43 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:56 a.m., the Honourable Senator Doyle replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan.

At 11 a.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Lapointe, Ms. Velshi, Mr. Fox, Mr. Steedman, Mr. Parker and Mr. Rinker answered questions.

At 12:02 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 12:08 p.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Copland made a statement and, together with Mr. Barry, answered questions.

At 12:51 p.m., the deputy chair, the Honourable Senator MacDonald, assumed the chair.

At 1:01 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:03 p.m., the committee resumed, the chair, the Honourable Senator Galvez, presiding.

Mr. Taylor made a statement and, together with Mr. Clark, Ms. Dent and Mr. Rutwind, answered questions.

At 3:03 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxime Fortin
Clerk of the Committee