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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 47

Thursday, March 12, 2015

The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development met 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, Hon. John McKay, Robert Sopuck, Lawrence Toet and Stephen Woodworth.

Acting Members present: Jean Rousseau for Megan Anissa Leslie.

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

Witnesses: Newfoundland and Labrador Wildlife Federation: Ward Samson, Member. New Brunswick Wildlife Federation: Charles LeBlanc, President. Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers and Hunters: Tony Rodgers, Executive Director.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 19, 2015, the Committee resumed its study of licensed hunting and trapping in Canada.

Ward Samson, by videoconference from Main Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Charles LeBlanc, by videoconference from Moncton, New Brunswick, and Tony Rodgers, by videoconference from Halifax, Nova Scotia, made statements and answered questions.

At 10:14 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:15 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

It was agreed, — That the committee invite the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Environment, to appear before the committee for the first hour of the meeting and officials for the second hour on the Main Estimates 2015-16 before May 31, 2015, and this meeting be televised if a room is available.

At 10:21 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Angela Crandall
Clerk of the Committee

2015/03/12 2:19 p.m.