Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 52 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 30, 2019 (afternoon meeting)

EDMONTON, Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 1:02 p.m., in the Champlain Room, Delta Hotel Edmonton Centre Suites, the chair, the Honourable David Tkachuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Busson, MacDonald, Miville-Dechêne, Neufeld, Simons, Smith, Tannas and Tkachuk (8).

In attendance: Jed Chong, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Ben Silverman, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 46.)

WITNESSES:

North Coast Regional District:

Johanne Young, Director.

North West Watch Society:

Anne Hill, Co-chair.

Friends of Morice-Bulkley:

Dawn Remington, Chair.

Office of the Wet'suwet'en:

Walter Joseph, Fisheries Manager.

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.:

Brian Schmidt, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Young Pipeliners Association of Canada:

Nancy Manchak, Edmonton Chapter Chair.

Rally Canada:

Tim Cameron, President.

As an individual:

Amit Kumar, Professor, NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering, University of Alberta.

Cenovus Energy Inc.:

Al Reid, Executive Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, Safety, Legal and General Counsel.

Government of Alberta:

The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., Premier of Alberta;

The Honourable Sonya Savage, Minister of Energy.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Young, Ms. Hill, Ms. Remington and Mr. Joseph made statements and answered questions.

At 2:02 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:08 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Schmidt, Ms. Manchak and Mr. Cameron made statements and answered questions.

At 2:59 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:14 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Kumar and Mr. Reid made statements and answered questions.

At 3:59 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 4:04 p.m., the committee resumed.

Premier Kenney made a statement and, together with Minister Savage, answered questions.

At 4:59 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Joëlle Nadeau
Clerk of the Committee