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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 96

Thursday, February 8, 2024, 3:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Room 425, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Webcast

Presiding

Francis Scarpaleggia, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Monique Pauzé

NDP

Laurel Collins

Acting Members present

• Jenica Atwin for Adam van Koeverden (Liberal)

• Helena Jaczek for Shafqat Ali (Liberal)

Library of Parliament

• Alison Clegg, Analyst

• Sarah Yakobowski, Analyst

As an individual

• Oliver Brandes, Co-Director, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria

• Alan Shapiro, Strategic Advisor, Foresight Cleantech Accelerator, BC Net Zero Innovation Network

AquaAction

• Soula Chronopoulos, President

Canadian Water Quality Association

• Shelley Peters, Executive Director

• Jason Jackson, Professor and Education Consultant

Centre des technologies de l'eau

• Patricia Gomez, Scientific Coordinator, Co-Founder of Clean Nature

City of Montréal

• Maja Vodanovic, Mayor of the Borough of Lachine, Executive Committee Member

Foresight Canada

• Heather Crochetiere, Director, Industry Innovation

Réseau Environnement

• Mathieu Laneuville, President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, the committee resumed its study of freshwater.

Oliver Brandes, Alan Shapiro, Shelley Peters and Patricia Gomez made statements and, with Jason Jackson, answered questions.

At 4:37 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:40 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Soula Chronopoulos, Maja Vodanovic, Heather Crochetiere and Mathieu Laneuville made statements and answered questions.

At 5:45 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Natalie Jeanneault

Clerk of the committee