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

Issue No. 59 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 8, 2019 (afternoon meeting)

VANCOUVER, Monday, April 8, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day at 1:05 p.m., in Crystal Pavilion Ballroom A, Pan Pacific Hotel, the chair, the Honourable Rosa Galvez, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Cordy, Duncan, Galvez, MacDonald, Mockler, Neufeld, Patterson, Simons and Woo (10).

In attendance: Sam Banks and Jesse Good, 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, December 12, 2018, the committee continued its examination 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:

Wilderness Committee:

Peter McCartney, Climate Campaigner.

Stand.earth:

Tzeporah Berman, International Program Director.

Resource Municipalities Coalition:

Rob Fraser, Co-Chair, Mayor of the District of Taylor.

The Fraser Institute:

Bruce Pardy, Senior Fellow, Professor of Law, Queen's University.

FortisBC:

David Bennett, Director, Communications and External Relations.

Mr. McCartney and Ms. Berman each made statements and answered questions.

At 2:09 p.m., it was agreed that the committee suspend.

At 2:13 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Fraser, Mr. Pardy and Mr. Bennett made statements and answered questions.

At 2:55 p.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxime Fortin
Clerk of the Committee