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Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

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

Issue No. 69 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 7, 2019

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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[Translation]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day at 5:08 p.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Rosa Galvez, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Cordy, Galvez, LaBoucane-Benson, MacDonald, Massicotte, McCallum, Mitchell, Mockler, Neufeld, Patterson, Richards, Seidman, Simons and Woo (15).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Black (Alberta), Dalphond, McCoy, Miville-Dechêne, Tkachuk and Wetston (6).

In attendance: Jesse Good, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Shaila Anwar, Deputy Principal Clerk, Senate Committees Directorate.

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.)

The chair made a statement.

The deputy chair made a statement.

The Honourable Senator MacDonald moved:

That the committee agree to endorse the package of amendments tabled with the label CPC and CC, which are based entirely on the requests made by municipal associations, key national industry associations, and asked for in principle by the provincial governments.

A debate was held on the Honourable Senator MacDonald's motion.

At 5:45 p.m., it was agreed that the committee suspend.

At 6:10 p.m., the committee resumed.

The debate on the Honourable Senator MacDonald's motion continued.

With leave of the committee, the motion was withdrawn.

The Honourable Senator Galvez moved:

That the Committees Directorate staff prepare a table listing all amendments received to date and identifying amendments to the same section, to give the committee an overview for the clause-by-clause consideration.

It was agreed that the motion be adopted.

The Honourable Senator Woo moved:

That the committee ask the Senate's permission to meet on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 6 p.m., even though the Senate is sitting at that time, and that the committee be allowed to meet for an additional hour on Tuesday, May 14, and Thursday, May 16, 2019.

After debate, it was agreed that the motion be adopted.

The Honourable Senator Carignan moved that the committee adjourn.

At 6:31 p.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

 

Maxime Fortin

Clerk of the Committee

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