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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 131

Thursday, November 8, 2018, 3:32 p.m. to 5:04 p.m.

Room 315, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

In Camera

Presiding

John Aldag, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Hon. Mike Lake

NDP

Wayne Stetski

Acting Members present

• Hélène Laverdière for Wayne Stetski (NDP)

• Dane Lloyd for Mark Warawa (Conservative)

• Bev Shipley for Joël Godin (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Alison Clegg, Analyst

• Xavier Deschênes-Philion, Analyst

Subject Matter of Certain Sections of Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of the subject matter of certain sections of Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures.

It was agreed, — That the Chair of the Committee, in collaboration with the Clerk and analysts, draft a letter to the Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance, informing him of the Committee's study of the subject matter of certain sections of Bill C-86, and that a majority of the Committee has no recommendations or suggested amendments to provide at this time.

At 4:01 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:04 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.

Clean Growth and Climate Change in Canada: International Leadership

Witnesses

Department of the Environment

• Nancy Hamzawi, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology Branch

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

• Judy Meltzer, Director General, Carbon Pricing Bureau

• Greg Flato, Senior Scientist, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Science and Technology Branch

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 1, 2018, the Committee resumed its study of clean growth and climate change in Canada: international leadership.

Nancy Hamzawi and Greg Flato made statements and, with Matt Jones and Judy Meltzer, answered questions.

At 5:04 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Thomas Bigelow

Clerk of the Committee