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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 81

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 8:48 a.m. to 10:47 a.m.

Room 253-D, Centre Block

Televised

Presiding

Deborah Schulte, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Linda Duncan

Acting Members present

• Nicola Di Iorio for William Amos (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Alexandre Lavoie, Analyst

• Sarah Yakobowski, Analyst

Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development - Fall 2017

Witnesses

Department of the Environment

• Laniel Bateman, Acting Executive Director, Policy Development

• Matt Jones, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pan-Canadian Framework Implementation Office

Department of Transport

• Ellen Burack, Director General, Environmental Policy

Office of the Auditor General

• Sharon Clark, Principal

• Julie Gelfand, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

• Andrew Hayes, Principal

• Kimberley Leach, Principal, Sustainable Development Strategies, Audits and Studies

Department of Industry

• Colette Downie, Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Financial Officer

• Christopher Johnstone, Director General, Science and Research Sector

Department of Public Works and Government Services

• Simon Dubé, Director General, Strategic Policy and Planning

• Veronica Silva, Director General, Technical Services, Real Property Services

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

• Keith Lennon, Director, Oceans Science Branch

Department of Natural Resources

• Marc Wickham, Director, Energy Science & Technology Programs, Office of Energy Research and Development, Innovation and Energy Technology Sector

• Amanda Wilson, Director General, Office of Energy Research and Development, Innovation and Energy Technology Sector

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), the Committee commenced consideration of the Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development - Fall 2017, referred to the Committee on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.

Julie Gelfand made a statement and, with Sharon Clark, Andrew Hayes and Kimberley Leach, answered questions.

At 9:44 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:51 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Matt Jones, Laniel Bateman, Keith Lennon, Colette Downie, Simon Dubé, Ellen Burack and Amanda Wilson made statements and, with Christopher Johnstone, Veronica Silva and Marc Wickham, answered questions.

At 10:47 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Thomas Bigelow

Clerk of the Committee