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

Issue No. 65 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 24, 2019 (afternoon 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 12:59 p.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, Mercer, Patterson, Simons and Woo (10).

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; Stéphanie Pépin, Legislative Clerk, Senate Committees Directorate.

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:

Gulf Nova Scotia Herring Federation:

Percy Hayne, Assistant to the Chairman;

Mary Gorman, Assistant.

Ecojustice:

Sarah McDonald, Lawyer;

James Gunvaldsen Klaassen, Lawyer.

Nova Scotia Power Inc.:

Karen Hutt, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Terry Toner, Director, Environmental Services.

Campaign to Protect Offshore Nova Scotia:

Peter Byron Rogers, Retired Public Servant, South Shore Chapter.

Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen's Association:

Colin Sproul, President.

Ms.Gorman, Ms.McDonald and Ms.Hutt each made statements and, together with Mr.Hayne and Mr.Toner, answered questions.

At 2:04 p.m., it was agreed that the committee suspend.

At 2:09 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr.Byron Rogers and Mr.Sproul eat made statements and answered questions.

At 2:48 p.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxime Fortin
Clerk of the Committee