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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 107

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 4:03 p.m. to 6:11 p.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

• Michael Cooper for Joël Godin (Conservative)

• Todd Doherty for Joël Godin (Conservative)

• Georgina Jolibois for Linda Duncan (NDP)

Other Members present

• James Maloney (Liberal)

• Kim Rudd (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Alexandre Lavoie, Analyst

• Sarah Yakobowski, Analyst

Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Witnesses

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

• Michael M. Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer

Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board

• Dave Burley, Director of Environmental Affairs

• Susan Gover, General Counsel

• Scott Tessier, Chair and Chief Executive Officer

National Energy Board

• Peter C. Watson, Chair and Chief Executive Officer

• Robert Steedman, Chief Environment Officer

• Jim Fox, Vice-President, Integrated Energy Information and Analysis

Wolf Lake First Nation

• Chief Harry St-Denis

• Chief Lance Haymond, Kebaowek First Nation

West Moberly First Nations

• Chief Roland Willson

• Bruce Muir, Senior Environmental Planner

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Monday, March 19, 2018, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Peter C. Watson, Scott Tessier and Michael M. Binder made statements and, with Dave Burley, Susan Gover, Robert Steedman and Jim Fox, answered questions.

At 4:33 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 4:57 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:21 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Chief Roland Willson and Chief Harold St-Denis made statements and answered questions.

At 5:47 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit.

Chief Lance Haymond made a statement and, with Chief Harold St-Denis, Chief Roland Willson and Bruce Muir, answered questions.

At 6:11 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Thomas Bigelow

Clerk of the Committee