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

Issue No. 65 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 24, 2019 (morning meeting)

HALIFAX, Wednesday, April 24, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day at 7:59 a.m., in the Navigator room, Four Points by Sheraton Halifax, the chair, the Honourable Rosa Galvez, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Deacon (Nova Scotia), Galvez, MacDonald, Massicotte, McCallum, McInnis, Mercer, Neufeld, Patterson, Simons and Woo (12).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Duffy and Griffin (2).

In attendance: Jesse Good and Sam Banks, 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, December12, 2018, the committee continued its consideration of BillC-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:

Clean Ocean Action Committee:

Nathan Blades, Director.

The Maritimes Energy Association:

Ray Ritcey, Chief Executive Officer.

Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia:

Alisdair McLean, Executive Director.

Sierra Club Canada Foundation:

Gretchen Fitzgerald, National Program Director.

Ecology Action Centre:

Mark Butler, Policy Director.

As an individual:

Hal Whitehead, Tenured Professor, Dalhousie University.

Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat:

Andrea Paul, Chief, Pictou Landing;

John G. Paul, Executive Director.

Government of Nova Scotia:

The Honourable Derek Mombourquette, M.L.A., Minister of Energy and Mines;

Simon D'Entremont, Deputy Minister, Department of Energy and Mines;

Kim Himmelman, Director, Regulatory and Strategic Policy, Department of Energy and Mines.

Mr.Blades, Mr.Ritcey and Mr.McLean each made statements and answered questions.

At 9:09 a.m., it was agreed that the committee suspend.

At 9:15 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr.Butler and Ms.Fitzgerald each made statements and answered questions.

At 10:06 a.m., it was agreed that the committee suspend.

At 10:13 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr.Whitehead, Mr.Paul and Ms.Paul each made statements and answered questions.

At 11:10 a.m., it was agreed that the committee suspend.

At 11:13 a.m., the committee resumed.

The minister made a statement and, together with Mr.D'Entremont and Ms.Himmelman, answered questions.

At 11:58 a.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxime Fortin
Clerk of the Committee