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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 23
 
Thursday, June 17, 2010
 

The Standing Committee on Natural Resources met by videoconference in a televised session at 9:02 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Leon Benoit, presiding.

 

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

 

Acting Members present: Hon. Larry Bagnell for Hon. Navdeep Bains and Dennis Bevington for Nathan Cullen.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Jean-Luc Bourdages, Analyst; Mohamed Zakzouk, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: International Association of Drilling Contractors : Kevin Roche, General Manager, Noble Drilling (Canada) Ltd.. York University: Gail Fraser, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies. Government of the Northwest Territories: Hon. Robert McLeod, Minister, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment; Peter Vician, Deputy Minister, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. Memorial University of Newfoundland: Kelly Hawboldt, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, May 6, 2010, the Committee resumed its study of the status of the Emergency Response to Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling.
 

Kevin Roche and Gail Fraser made statements and answered questions.

 

At 10:03 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:08 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Robert McLeod and, Kelly Hawboltd by videoconference from St-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, made statements and answered questions.

 

At 11:01 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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