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

Issue No. 68 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 29, 2019

OTTAWA, Monday, April 29, 2019
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[Translation]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day at 6:30 p.m., in room B30, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Rosa Galvez, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Cordy, Eaton, Galvez, Housakos, LaBoucane-Benson, Massicotte, McCallum, McCoy, Mitchell, Mockler, Patterson, Plett, Richards, Seidman and Woo (16).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Pratte (1).

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 study 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:

As an individual:

Deborah de Lange, Associate Professor, Global Management Studies, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University.

ARC Financial Corp.:

Mac Van Wielingen, Founder and Partner (by video conference).

Professional Surveyors Canada:

Michael Andrew Thompson, Vice-Chair;

Wilson Phillips, Past Chair.

Dene Nation:

Norman Yakeleya, National Chief (by video conference);

Cynthia Westaway, Counsel and Director.

At 6:33 p.m., the Honourable Senator Cordy took the chair of the committee.

Mr. Van Wielingen and Ms. de Lange each made a statement and answered questions.

At 6:37 p.m., the Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., as a member of the committee.

At 7:21 p.m., the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos as a member of the committee.

At 7:28 p.m., it was agreed that the committee suspend.

At 7:32 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Phillips, Mr. Yakeleya and Ms. Westaway each made a statement and, together with Mr. Thompson, answered questions.

At 8:14 p.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxime Fortin
Clerk of the Committee