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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 149
Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 4:11 p.m. to 5:33 p.m.
Presiding
John Aldag, Chair (Liberal)

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• Jamie Schmale for Mark Warawa (Conservative)
• David Yurdiga for Joël Godin (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Alexandre Lavoie, Analyst
• Sarah Yakobowski, Analyst
Plastic Pollution
As an individual
• Max Liboiron, Assistant Professor and Associate Vice-President Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Green Budget Coalition
• Vito Buonsante, Plastic Program Manager, Environmental Defence
• Mark Butler, Policy Director, Ecology Action Centre
National Zero Waste Council
• Heather Schoemaker, General Manager, External Relations Department, Metro Vancouver
• Andrew Marr, Director, Solid Waste Planning, Metro Vancouver
• Joanne Gauci, Policy Coordinator, Metro Vancouver
Canadian Plastics Industry Association
• Carol Hochu, President and Chief Executive Officer
• Joe Hruska, Vice-President, Sustainability
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, the Committee resumed its study of Plastic Pollution.

Carol Hochu and Joe Hruska, by videoconference from Mississauga, Ontario, Heather Schoemaker, Joanne Gauci and Andrew Marr, by videoconference from Burnaby, British Columbia, Max Liboiron, Mark Butler and Vito Buonsante made statements and answered questions.

At 5:14 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:20 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

At 5:31 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit.

At 5:33 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Thomas Bigelow
Clerk of the Committee