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

Issue No. 57 - Minutes of Proceedings - Tuesday, March 19, 2019

OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 19, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day at 5:03 p.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Rosa Galvez, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Galvez, MacDonald, Massicotte, McCallum, Mitchell, Mockler, Neufeld, Patterson, Pratte, Richards, Seidman, Simons, Tkachuk and Woo (15).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Black (Alberta), Deacon (Nova Scotia), McCoy and Omidvar (4).

In attendance: Sam Banks and Jesse Good, 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 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. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 54.)

WITNESSES:

Government of Nunavut:

The Honourable David Akeeagok, M.L.A., Deputy Premier (by video conference);

Bernard MacIsaac, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development (by video conference).

Stantec:

Ward Prystay, Senior Vice President, Environmental Services.

Golder:

Wayne Speller, Principal, Senior Regulatory and Impact Assessment Specialist;

Jill Baker, Senior Environmental and Social Assessment Specialist.

Government of British Columbia:

Kevin Jardine, Associate Deputy Minister, Environmental Assessment Office (by video conference).

The Deputy Premier made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:53 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:58 p.m., the committee resumed.

At 5:59 p.m., the Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson as a member of the committee.

Mr.Prystay and Mr.Speller made statements and, together with Ms.Baker, answered questions.

At 6:58 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 7:02 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr.Jardine made a statement and answered questions.

At 7:50 p.m., the committee considered a draft legislative budget for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.

It was agreed that the following legislative budget application, for trips to Western and Eastern Canada, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, be approved for submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration.

General expenses	$ 0
Activity 1: Public hearings in Western Canada	$ 280,888
Activity 2: Public hearings in Eastern Canada	$ 211,204
TOTAL	$ 492,092

At 7:56 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxime Fortin

Clerk of the Committee