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

First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17-18-19

Chair: The Honourable ROSA GALVEZ

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Issue No. 64

Twenty-third and twenty-fourth meetings:
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

• Minutes of Proceedings - April 23, 2019 (morning meeting)
• Minutes of Proceedings - April 23, 2019 (afternoon meeting)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 23, 2019 (morning meeting)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 23, 2019 (afternoon meeting)

WITNESSES

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 (morning meeting)

Husky Energy:

Adam Sparkes, Director, Government Relations;

David Pinsent, Senior Environmental Advisor.

Newfoundland and Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association:

Charlene Johnson, Chief Executive Officer.

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers:

Paul Barnes, Director, Atlantic Canada and Arctic.

St. John's Board of Trade:

Brandon Ellis, Policy and Advocacy Specialist.

Grand Riverkeeper Labrador Inc.:

Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Riverkeeper and Member of Labrador Land Protectors.

Shared Value Solutions Ltd.:

Erin Stapleton, Senior Impact Assessment Specialist.

Total E&P Canada:

Christine Healy, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 (afternoon meeting)

Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union:

Keith Sullivan, President.

As an individual:

Brett Favaro, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

York University:

Gail Fraser, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University.

Nunatsiavut Government:

Andrea Hoyt, Environmental Assessment Manager.

As an individual:

William Montevecchi, John Lewis Paton Distinguished University Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association:

Kieran Hanley, Executive Director.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Rosa Galvez, Chair

The Honourable Michael L. MacDonald, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Carignan, P.C., *Day (or Mercer), *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), (or Mitchell), Manning, Massicotte, McCallum, Neufeld, Patterson, Ravalia, Richards, Seidman, Simons, *Smith (or Martin), *Woo (or Saint-Germain)

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the orders of the Senate of November 7, 2017 and of November 20, 2018, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Ravalia replaced the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson (April 18, 2019).

The Honourable Senator Seidman replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (April 17, 2019).

The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (April 17, 2019).

The Honourable Senator Mercer replaced the Honourable Senator Cordy (April 15, 2019).