Skip to main content
;

ENVI Committee Meeting

Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 44
 
Thursday, February 19, 2015
 

The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development met in camera at 8:46 a.m. this day, in Room 306, The Valour Building, the Chair, Harold Albrecht, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Harold Albrecht, Stella Ambler, Dennis Bevington, Colin Carrie, François Choquette, Megan Anissa Leslie, Hon. John McKay, Robert Sopuck, Lawrence Toet and Stephen Woodworth.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Penny Becklumb, Analyst; Tim Williams, Analyst.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development undertake a study of licensed hunting and trapping in Canada. The study will examine: the cultural significance of licensed hunting and trapping in Canada; the economic contribution of licensed hunting and trapping in Canada; the participation in licensed hunting and trapping throughout Canada; the contributions of hunters and trappers to wildlife management and conservation; the role of scientific research in wildlife management; and wildlife enhancement programs and policies across Canada.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee meet informally with a delegation from the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana’s Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development during their visit to Canada the week of March 9-13, 2015 and that the Clerk make the necessary arrangements.

 

At 9:08 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Angela Crandall
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2015/02/19 1:35 p.m.