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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 43

Monday, November 30, 2009

The Standing Committee on Natural Resources met at 3:29 p.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Leon Benoit, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Mike Allen, David Anderson, Hon. Navdeep Bains, Leon Benoit, Paule Brunelle, Nathan Cullen, Claude Guimond, Russ Hiebert, Hon. Geoff Regan, Devinder Shory, Alan Tonks and Brad Trost.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Jean-Luc Bourdages, Analyst ; Mohamed Zakzouk, Analyst . House of Commons: Wayne Cole, Legislative Clerk ; Lucie Tardif-Carpentier, Legislative Clerk.

Witnesses: Department of Natural Resources: Dave McCauley, Director, Uranium and Radioactive Waste Division, Electricity Resources Branch; Jacques Hénault, Analyst, Nuclear Liability and Emergency Preparedness. Department of Justice: Brenda MacKenzie, Senior Legislative Counsel, Advisory and Development Services Section.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Monday, June 1, 2009, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-20, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident.

The Committee resumed its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

On Clause 17,

Debate arose thereon.

Nathan Cullen moved, — That Bill C-20, in Clause 17, be amended by replacing lines 9 to 11 on page 6 with the following:

“compensated.”

After debate, by unanimous consent, the amendment was withdrawn.

After further debate on Clause 17, the clause carried on the following recorded division : Yeas : Mike Allen, David Anderson, Navdeep Bains, Paule Brunelle, Claude Guimond, Russ Hiebert, Geoff Regan, Devinder, Shory Alan Tonks, Brad Trost — 10; Nays: Nathan Cullen — 1.

On Clause 18,

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:29 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee

2010/02/03 11:55 a.m.