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

Issue No. 63 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 12, 2019 (afternoon meeting)

WINNIPEG, Friday, April 12, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day at 1:02 p.m., in the Concert Hall Ballroom, Fort Garry Hotel, the chair, the Honourable Rosa Galvez, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Galvez, McCallum, Neufeld, Patterson, Plett and Simons (6).

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 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:

ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Ltd.:

Siegfried Kiefer, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Dale Friesen, Vice-President, Indigenous and Government Relations and Sustainability.

Amnesty International:

Connie Greyeyes, Community Advocate;

Jackie Hansen, Women's Rights Campaigner.

As an individual:

John Sinclair, Professor and Acting Director, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba.

Winnipeg Airports Authority:

Barry Rempel, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Tara Hull, Director, Operations Compliance, Winnipeg Richardson International Airport.

Pembina Institute:

Nichole Dusyk, Senior Analyst;

Duncan Kenyon, Regional Director, Alberta.

Mr. Kiefer, Mr. Sinclair, Ms. Hansen and Ms. Greyeyes made statements and answered questions.

At 2:10 p.m., it was agreed that the committee suspend.

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

Mr. Rempel and Mr. Kenyon made statements and, together with Ms. Dusyk and Ms. Hull, answered questions.

At 2:58 p.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxime Fortin
Clerk of the Committee