CLIMATE CHANGE: WE ARE AT RISK
FINAL REPORT
Witness List
DATE |
WITNESSES |
| November 21, 2002 |
From
Environment Canada: |
| November 26, 2002 |
From
Environment Canada: From Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada: From Transport Canada: From Industry Canada: From Natural Resources Canada: |
| November 28, 2002 |
From
Natural Resources Canada: |
| December 3, 2002 |
From
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: |
| December 5, 2002 |
From
the Canadian Climate Change Impact and Adaptation |
| December 12, 2002 |
From
the Canadian Climate Change Impact and Adaptation |
| February 4, 2003 |
From
the Canadian Climate Impact and Adaptation Research |
| February 6, 2003 |
From
the Sierra Club of Canada: |
| February 11, 2003 |
From
the Forest Products Association of Canada: From the Canadian Federation
of Woodlot Owners: |
| February 13, 2003 |
From
the National Farmers Union: From the Canadian Federation
of Agriculture: |
| February 18, 2003 |
From
the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences: From McGill University: |
| February 20, 2003 |
From
the Agricultural Institute of Canada: From Ducks Unlimited Canada: |
| February 24, 2003 |
From
the Ecotourism Society of Saskatchewan: From the Saskatchewan Association
of Rural Municipalities: From the University of Saskatchewan: From the Saskatchewan Research
Council and Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative: From Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada: Farm Rehabilitation
Administration From the Saskatchewan Environment
Society: From Nature Saskatchewan: From the University of Saskatchewan: From the Western Canadian
Wheat Growers Association: From the Government of Saskatchewan: From the Agricultural Producers
Association of Saskatchewan: |
| February 25, 2003 |
From
Natural Resources Canada: From Kalahari Management Inc.: From Wild Rose Agricultural Producers: From the Alberta Research Council: From the University of Alberta: From the Canadian Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Research Network: From the Alberta Association
of Municipal Districts and Counties: From BioGem: From the Métis Nation of Alberta: |
| February 26, 2003 |
From
the University of Lethbridge: From the Federation of Alberta
Naturalists: From the Canadian Sugar
Beet Producers’ Association: From the Kainai Nation: From Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre: |
| February 28, 2003 |
From
Natural Resources Canada: From the British Columbia
Agriculture Council: From the Council of Tourism Associations
of British Columbia: From the University of British
Columbia: From the University of Victoria
Tree-Ring Laboratory: From the North Central Municipal
Association: From the University of Victoria: From Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada: |
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March 20, 2003 |
From
Carleton University: From the University of Guelph: - Barry Smit, Professor, Department of Geography |
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March 25, 2003 |
From
Yale University: From the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology: |
| March 27, 2003 |
From
Brock University: |
| April 1, 2003 |
From
the University of Toronto: |
| April 3, 2003 |
From
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: |
| April 29, 2003 |
By
videoconference From the University of Wyoming: |
| May 1, 2003 |
From
the University of Washington: From the Nova Scotia Agricultural
College: From the Eastern Canada
Soil and Water Conservation Centre: |
| May 6, 2003 |
From
Natural Resources Canada: From the University of Montreal: |
| May 8, 2003 |
By videoconference From the Hadley Centre for Climate
Prediction and Research: |
| October 7, 2003 |
From
Natural Resources Canada: From Environment Canada: |
Other written submissions received
From Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.:
- Shawn Wasel, Vice-President of Business and Fibre Security
From Simon Fraser University:
- Ben Bradshaw, Professor of Geography
BIOGRAPHIES OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
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The Honourable DONALD H. OLIVER, Senator |
Lawyer from Pleasant River, Queens County was born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia November 16, 1938, son of the late Helena and Clifford H. Oliver. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada by the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada, on September 7, 1990.
He is a Barrister-at-Law; author; teacher, farmer; businessman and politician.
He is Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, and a former Member of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce. Former Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications and served as Co-Chair of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct, and has been a member of several other Standing Senate and Joint Senate-House of Commons Committees.
He has been active in political affairs with the Progressive Conservative Party for more than 40 years including serving as Director, Legal Affairs in six General Election campaigns, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1988, and he also served in several executive offices for the party.
He has had a distinguished legal career as a civil litigator with Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales and a legal educator, having taught Law at the Technical University of Nova Scotia, St. Mary’s University and Dalhousie University Law School. He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society and a former member of the Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of Nova Scotia.
He is President of Glen Moir Holdings Ltd., a Real Estate Holding Company; President of Pleasant River Farms Limited, a Christmas tree plantation; and is a Consultant, Advisor and Director of a number of companies, such as the Canadian Technology Transfer Fund. He served on the Advisory Board of AT & T Canada. He is a speaker and lecturer on topics such as Corporate Governance, Political Ethics, Canadian Constitution and Election Law and author of a gourmet cookbook. He is a Member and Past Grand Sénéchal of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, and authored a weekly column on wine appreciation.
Senator Oliver’s record of community service includes President and Chairman of the Halifax Children’s Aid Society; Chairman, President and Director, Neptune Theatre Foundation; Atlantic Chair, Canadian Council of Christians and Jews; Director, Community Business Initiative Advisory Board of the Federal Business Development Bank; Founding Director, Black United Front.
Senator Oliver is a graduate of Acadia University (Honors in History) and Dalhousie University Law School (Sir James Dunn Scholar). He is recipient of the Harry Jerome Award for Community Services, 1996. In 2003, he was awarded the Honourary Degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) by Dalhousie University in Halifax.
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The Honourable JOHN (JACK) WIEBE, Senator |
Public Career:
Lieutenant Governor, Province of Saskatchewan, May, 1994 - February, 2000
Saskatchewan Chair, Canadian Forces Liaison Council 1998-2000
Director, VIA Rail Canada Incorporated, 1979-1983
Member Saskatchewan Legislature, 1971-1979
Director, Saskatchewan Power Corporation 1967-1971
Member, Federal Department of Agriculture Trade Commission to China
Member, Canadian Wheat Board Trade Commission to Brazil
Member, Saskatchewan Co-operative Advisory Board
Private Career:
President and owner of L & W Feeders Limited, 1970-1985
Chairman, Main Centre Wheat Pool Committee, Herbert Co-op
Member, Board of Directors, Herbert Credit Union
Founding member and Secretary-treasurer of the Herbert Ferry Regional Park
Honours:
Knight, Order of St. John of Jerusalem, October 21, 1994
Honourary Member, Royal Regina Golf Club
Honourary Member, Saskatchewan Curling Association
Honourary Member, Saskatchewan Commissionaires
Master Farm Family Award
Association Activities:
Past president, Herbert’s Lion Club
Northwest Mounted Police Masonic Lodge, No. 11
Member, Swift Current Shrine
Member, Regina Royal Arch
Member, Wascana Perceptary
Former Member, Regina Demolay
Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (LIFE)
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Senior Hockey Coach and Referee
Leader, Rush Lake Multiple 4-H Club
Officer Cadet, Royal Regina Rifles 1957-1959
Areas of interest and specialization:
Agriculture; International trade; Canadian Forces; environment; regional economic development; energy; education; youth; culture
Current Vice-Chair of the following Senate committee:
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (37th Parliament)
Current Member of the following:
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Senate Committee on Defence and Security
Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
Parliamentary groups:
Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
UNESCO
Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas
Friendship groups:
Canada-Germany
Marital Status:
Married to Ann Lewis, with three children, 8 grandchildren
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The Honourable THELMA CHALIFOUX, Senator |
Date of Birth: February 8, 1929
Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta
Education: Western Canada High School, Calgary, Chicago School of Interior Design, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology/Construction Estimating, Lethbridge Community College/Sociology
Appointed to Senate: November 26, 1997
Awards:
National Aboriginal Achievement Award
National Aboriginal Achievement Award-Community Development
Métis Nation of Alberta - Education Award
Slake Lake Native Friendship Centre - Founders Award
Métis Nation of British Columbia - Honours with Distinction
Professional Career:
Senior Partner, Chalifoux & Associates, Educational and Economic Development Consultants
Métis Elder – Nechi Institute
Métis Elder – Indigenous Sports Council-Alberta
Member, R.C.M.P. K Division – Elders Advisory Committee
Senate Co-Chair, Senator – Métis Nation of Alberta Association
Alberta Child Welfare Appeal Panel Member
Chair, National Métis Senator Constitution Commission
Senator, University of Alberta
Newscaster, Producer, Weekly Show Host, Writer and Lecturer
Entrepreneur, “Secret Garden Originals”
Board Member, Government of Alberta Education North Project
Land Claims Negotiator
Company of Young Canadians, Community Development and Training
Métis Association of Alberta, Developed Land and Welfare Departments
Children: Robert, Scott, Clifford, Deborah, Orleane (deceased), Sharon and Paul; 30 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Special Interests: Aboriginal, Environmental, Women, Human Rights and Seniors Issues.
Date of Retirement: February 8, 2004
Member of the following Senate committees:
Agriculture and Forestry
Aboriginal Peoples Chair
Human Rights
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The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY, Senator |
Appointed to the Senate by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien, Senator Joseph Day represents the province of New Brunswick and the Senatorial Division of Saint John-Kennebecasis. He has served in the Senate of Canada since October 4, 2001.
He is currently a Member of the following Senate Committees: Agriculture and Forestry; National Security and Defence; the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs and National Finance. Areas of interest and specialization include: science and technology, defence, international trade and human rights issues, and heritage and literacy. He is a member of many Interparliamentary associations, including the Canada-China Legislative Association and the Interparliamentary Union.
A well-known New Brunswick lawyer and engineer, Senator Day has had a successful career as a private practice attorney. His legal interests include Patent and Trademark Law, and intellectual property issues. Called to the bar of New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario, he is also certified as a Specialist in Intellectual Property Matters by the Law Society of Upper Canada, and a Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Most recently (1999-2000) he served as President and CEO of the New Brunswick Forest Products Association. In 1992, he joined J.D. Irving Ltd., a conglomerate with substantial interests in areas including forestry, pulp and paper, and shipbuilding, as legal counsel. Prior to 1992 he practiced with Gowling & Henderson in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ogilvy Renault in Ottawa, and Donald F. Sim,Q.C. in Toronto, where he began his career in 1973.
An active member of the community, Senator Day recently chaired the Foundation, and the Board of the Dr. V.A. Snow Centre Nursing Home, as well as the Board of the Associates of the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Among his many other volunteer efforts, he has held positions with the Canadian Bar Association and other professional organizations, and served as National President of both the Alumni Association (1996) and the Foundation (1998-2000) of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada.
Senator Day holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada, an LL.B from Queen’s University, and a Masters of Laws from Osgoode Hall. He is a member of the bars of Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.
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The Honourable JOYCE FAIRBAIRN, Senator |
Date of Birth: November 6, 1939
Senator Joyce Fairbairn was born and raised in Lethbridge, Alberta. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Alberta in Edmonton in 1960 and received a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University in 1961.
She began a career in journalism as a student while working summers at the Lethbridge Herald and, following university, joined the news staff of the Ottawa Journal in 1961. The following year she joined the bureau of United Press International in the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Ottawa and in 1964, went to the Parliamentary Bureau of F.P. Publications. There she reported for years for the Winnipeg Free Press, the Calgary Albertan, the Lethbridge Herald, the Vancouver Sun, the Victoria Times and the Ottawa Journal.
In 1970, she became Legislative Assistant to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and served as his senior legislative advisor for fourteen years. She was also Communications Coordinator in the Prime Minister’s Office from 1981-1983.
On June 29, 1984, she was appointed to the Senate for the Province of Alberta (Lethbridge). She has served on several committees, including the Special Senate Committee on Youth; and the Senate Standing Committees on Transportation and Communications, Legal & Constitutional Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture and Forestry, Social Affairs, Science and Technology. She is a founding member of the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. Chair of the Special Senate Committee on the Subject Matter of Bill C-36, Anti-terrorism Legislation (2001).
On July 21, 1990, she was inducted into the Kainai Chieftainship of the Blood Nation and given the name Morning Bird Woman. In September, 2003, she was named President of the Chieftainship She has served on the Senate of the University of Lethbridge. She serves as Honorary Colonel of the 18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA.
From 1984-1991, she was Vice-Chair of the National Liberal Caucus and Vice-Chair of the Western and Northern Liberal Caucus. In June 1991, Senator Fairbairn was appointed Co-Chair of the National Campaign Committee of the National Campaign.
On November 4, 1993, Senator Fairbairn was appointed to the Privy Council and was the first woman to be named Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister with Special Responsibility for Literacy. She served in this capacity until June 10, 1997. Senator Fairbairn continues to be an active advocate for the cause of literacy, initiating national debate in the Senate on Literacy in Canada in March 1987. On September 8, 1997 she was appointed Special Advisor on Literacy to the Minister of Human Resources Development Canada.
From 1999 to 2003 Senator Fairbairn served as Chair for the “Friends of the Paralympics”, a group she founded to raise money for the Canadian Paralympic Committee, and in 2003 she became Chair of the Canadian Paralympic Foundation.
Member of the following Senate committees:
Agriculture and Forestry
Selection
Social Affairs, Science and Technology
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The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON, Senator |
Date of Birth: November 10, 1933
Leonard Joe Gustafson lives in Macoun, Saskatchewan where he is a successful farmer and businessman. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1979 in the riding of Assiniboia, re-elected in 1980, 1984 and again in 1988 (Souris-Moose Mountain). On September 12, 1983 he was named shadow cabinet critic to the Canadian Wheat Board and Chairman of the Federal-Provincial Task Force on Drought from 1985 to 1986.
On November 1, 1984, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and re-appointed November 1985, October 1986, October 1987, April 1989, September 1990, January 1991, 1992 and again in 1993. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada on May 23, 1993. Served as Deputy-Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry from 1994 to 1996. He chaired the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry from 1996 to 2002. He is presently Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications and a member of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
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The Honourable ELIZABETH HUBLEY, Senator |
Date of Birth: September 8, 1942
Honorable Elizabeth M. Hubley was born at Howlan, Prince Edward Island, the daughter of Bennett J. Haywood and Florence K. Brown.
She received her early education at local schools, following which she attended Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown, and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
After many years as a traveling dance teacher, Mrs. Hubley established her own traditional dance studio Stepping Out in 1980. She continues to be its Artistic Director and principal Choreographer.
In 1989, she was elected to represent the old district of Fifth Prince in the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly. Mrs. Hubley was re-elected in 1993, at which time she was appointed Deputy Speaker. During her career in provincial politics, she was a strong supporter of rural communities and cultural development, and served on ten standing committees including economic development, tourism, health and social services, agriculture, and fisheries and aquaculture.
Mrs. Hubley retired from provincial politics in 1996.
In 1998, she was appointed as a member of the Federal Veterans Review and Appeal Board, a position she held until her appointment to the Senate of Canada in March 2001.
Mrs. Hubley has a distinguished record of community service, both as a volunteer and elected official. She is a patron of the performing arts. She has been a member of the P.E.I. Council of the Arts, President of the P.E.I. Fiddlers Society, and President of the Prince County Fiddlers. She also is Past President of the Kensington and Area Cultural Foundation, founding member of the Kensington Step Dancing Festival, and has been involved with numerous other groups dedicated to the promotion and development of Island heritage and cultural life.
Hon. Elizabeth M. Hubley is married to Richard B. Hubley. They have six children: Brendan, Susan, Allan, Amos, Jennifer, and Florence. The Hubleys reside in Kensington P.E.I.
Member of the following Senate committees:
Agriculture and Forestry
Fisheries and Oceans
Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
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The Honourable LAURIER L. LAPIERRE, Senator |
Date of Birth: November 21, 1929
Appointed: June 2001
Laurier LaPierre is widely-known and respected across Canada for his extraordinary achievements as an author, journalist, commentator and educator.
Mr. LaPierre holds a B.A., M.A., and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Toronto, an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Prince Edward Island and a Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) from Brock University. From 1959-78, he served on the faculties of the University of Western Ontario, Loyola College and McGill University. In 1993-94, he was the Max Bell Visiting Professor of Journalism at the University of Regina.
He earned national acclaim for his work with the CBC between 1962 and 1978 as host and writer for such programs as This Hour Has Seven Days, Inquiry and Midnight. Over the years, he has also been a much sought-after host and commentator on television and radio. Up to the time of this appointment he was Chair of Telefilm Canada. He is currently the honorary Chair for the Historica Foundation's Heritage Fairs Programme.
A foremost authority on Canadian history and public affairs, Mr. LaPierre has authored or edited numerous books and publications, including: Quebec: A Tale of Love; Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Romance of Canada; 1759: The Battle for Canada; Québec Hier et Aujourd'hui; and, The Apprenticeship of Canada, 1876-1914. He has written articles for, among others, The Financial Post, International Review, Canadian Forum and Encyclopaedia Britannica. In the late 1970s he was on the Commission of Inquiry into the Education of the Young Child and from 1990-91, he was Host of the Electronic Town Hall Meetings held in connection with The Citizens Forum on Canada's Future. From 1997 to 2000 he was a member of the Minister's Monitoring Committee on Change in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.
Mr. LaPierre was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1994.
Member of the following Senate committees:
Agriculture and Forestry
Human Rights
Transport and Communications
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The Honourable MARJORY LEBRETON, Senator |
Date of Birth: July 4, 1940
Place of Birth:
City View (Nepean), Ontario
Personal:
Married to Douglas LeBreton; Two grown children - Linda Marlene (deceased) and Michael Bruce and five grandchildren (one deceased)
Education:
City View Public School
Fisher Park High School
Ottawa Business College
Career:
Prior to being summoned to the Senate, worked for over thirty-one years in the service of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and four of its National Leaders, both at P.C. National Headquarters, in Leader's Office, and:
1962-1963:
P.C. National Headquarters
- Worked for National Campaign group on 1962 and 1963 General Elections
1963-1967:
Office of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker
November 1965:
Election Campaign Staff
- Accompanied the Rt. Hon. J.G. Diefenbaker on the federal election campaign (last major election tour by train)
1967-1975:
Office of Hon. Robert
L. Stanfield
- Office Supervisor
- Director of Correspondence
September 1975:
Registration Coordinator, PC National
February 1976:
Leadership Convention, Ottawa
1976-1979:
Office of the Rt.
Hon. Joe Clark
- Leader's Tour Co-ordinator
Member of the following Senate committees:
Agriculture and Forestry
Selection Committee
Social Affairs, Science and Technology Deputy-Chair
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The Honourable PIERRETTE RINGUETTE, Senator |
Date of Birth: December 31, 1955
In the course of her career, Ms. Pierrette Ringuette has enjoyed the distinction of being the first Francophone woman in New Brunswick to be elected to the provincial Legislative Assembly and to the federal Parliament, having represented the provincial constituency of Madawaska-South from 1987 to 1993 and the federal constituency of Madawaska-Victoria from 1993 to 1997.
In 1997, Ms. Ringuette joined the Canada Post Corporation as Manager of the international trade development unit, taking part in a number of trade missions promoting Canadian expertise among foreign postal administrations.
Ms. Ringuette obtained a B.A. from the University of Moncton and went on to attend Laval University, where she completed her course work toward a Master of Industrial Relations degree. She received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Ottawa in June 2000.
Ms. Pierrette Ringuette has one daughter.
Member of the following Senate committees:
Agriculture and Forestry
National Finance
Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
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The Honourable DAVID TKACHUK, Senator |
Date of Birth: February 18, 1945
Saskatoon, Sask m. Sharon, two children, Teri and Brad. He began his career as a businessman, then as a high school teacher from 1972-1974, and later a political organizer and businessman. Over his political career, he has organized over 40 election campaigns, at both the provincial and federal levels. From 1982-1986, he was Principal Secretary to Premier Grant Devine. Senator Tkachuk was summoned to the Senate June 8, 1993 by the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney and sits as a Progressive Conservative. He has a Diploma in Education, University of Saskatchewan., and a B.A. in Political Science and History, University of Saskatchewan.
Senator Tkachuk has been Deputy-Chair of the Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee since November 1997. He was Chair of the National Finance Committee from 1993-1997. Further, in 1995, he was a member of the Committee, which conducted a Special Inquiry into the Pearson Airport Agreements and in 2001, the Special Senate Committee on Bill C-36 (Terrorism). In addition to his Banking Committee duties, he currently serves as a member of both the Agriculture and Forestry Committee and the Aboriginal Peoples Committee. He currently serves on the boards of Calian Technology Ltd., Blackstrap Hospitality Corporation, the John Diefenbaker Society and is an honorary patron of BOSCO Homes Alberta.