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

First Session,Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07

Chair: The Honourable TOMMY BANKS

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007

Issue No. 16

First, second and third meetings on:

Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol

APPEARING:

Thursday, April 19, 2007

The Honourable John Baird, P.C., M.P., Minister of the Environment

WITNESSES:

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Pablo Rodriguez, M.P., House of Commons.

Environment Canada:

Michael Horgan, Deputy Minister.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Pembina Institute:

Matthew Bramley, Director, Climate Change.

Forest Products Association of Canada:

Avrim Lazar, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters:

Jayson Myers, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist.

Canadian Electricity Association:

Eli Turk, Vice-President.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Tommy Banks, Chair

The Honourable Ethel Cochrane, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Angus, Dawson, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), Kenny, *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Milne, Mitchell, Robichaud, P.C., Spivak, Tkachuk

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Sibbeston (April 18, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Dawson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Milne (April 18, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Sibbeston substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (April 23, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Milne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Dawson (April 23, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Dawson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Lavigne (April 24, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (April 24, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Sibbeston (April 24, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Banks substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (April 25, 2007).

Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources