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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 17

Tuesday, May 17, 2016, 11:08 a.m. to 1:37 p.m.

Room 306, The Valour Building

Presiding

Deborah Schulte, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Acting Members present

• Wayne Stetski for Nathan Cullen (NDP)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Penny Becklumb, Analyst

• Tim Williams, Analyst

Federal Protected Areas and Conservation Objectives

Witnesses

Canadian Wildlife Federation

• Rick Bates, Acting Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice-President

• David Browne, Director of Conservation

Mining Association of Canada

• Ben Chalmers, Vice-President, Sustainable Development

Forest Products Association of Canada

• Kate Lindsay, Director, Conservation Biology

Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement

• Kimberly Lisgo, Conservation Planning Team Lead

• Aran O'Carroll, Executive Director, Secretariat

West Coast Environmental Law Association

• Linda Nowlan, Staff Counsel

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on February 25, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of federal protected areas and conservation objectives.

Rick Bates, Ben Chalmers, Aran O'Carroll and Kim Lisgo by videoconference from Whitehorse, Yukon made statements.

By unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit for 15 minutes.

Kate Lindsay by videoconference from Thunder Bay, Ontario made a statement.

At 11:42 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:22 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Linda Nowlan by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 1:37 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Cynara Corbin

Clerk of the Committee