THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Friday, May 13, 2022
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[English]

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of May 5, 2022, the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day in room W110, 1 Wellington Street, and with videoconference, at 11:02 a.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Paul J. Massicotte, presiding.

Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Anderson, Galvez, Gerba, Massicotte, McCallum, Miville-Dechêne, Patterson, Sorensen and Verner, P.C. (9).

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senator Arnot (1)

Participating in the meeting: Martine Willox, Legislative Clerk and Louise Martel, Administrative Assistant, Committees Directorate; Jesse Good and Wu DiYing, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, April 28, 2022, the committee began its examination of the subject matter of those elements contained in Parts 2 and 3 of Bill S-6, An Act respecting regulatory modernization.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

James van Raalte, Executive Director, Regulatory Policy and Cooperation Directorate.

Natural Resources Canada:

Nada Vrany, Director General, Petroleum Resources Branch;

Timothy Gardiner, Senior Director, Offshore Petroleum Management, Strategic Petroleum Policy and Investment Office;

Jean Gagnon, Director General/Surveyor General, Surveyor General Branch.

Association of Canada Lands Surveyors:

Jean-Claude Tétreault, Executive Director.

Environment and Climate Change Canada:

Stéphanie Johnson, Executive Director, Legislative Governance Division;

Paula Brand, Director, Species at Risk Policy.

James van Raalte and Nada Vrany each made a statement and answered questions.

Jean Gagnon and Jean-Claude Tétreault each made a statement and answered questions.

Stéphanie Johnson made a statement and, together with Paula Brand, answered questions.

At 11:52 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:55 a.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee resumed in camera to consider a draft report.

At 12:17 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Chantal Cardinal

Clerk of the Committee