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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 56
Friday, March 10, 2023, 8:50 a.m. to 10:42 a.m.
Presiding
John Aldag, Chair (Liberal)

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• Kody Blois for Yvonne Jones (Liberal)
• Todd Doherty for Jeremy Patzer (Conservative)
• Hon. Mike Lake for Jeremy Patzer (Conservative)
• Kelly Block for Ted Falk (Conservative)
House of Commons
• Marie-Hélène Sauvé, Legislative Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Dana Fan, Analyst
• Ross Linden-Fraser, Analyst
Bill S-222, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
United Steelworkers Union
• Jeff Bromley, Chair, Wood Council
Department of Public Works and Government Services
• Kelby Hamilton, Director General, Technical Services, Real Property Services
Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
• Keven Lefebvre, Fire Chief, Leduc County
• Tina Saryeddine, Executive Director
Conseil de l'industrie forestière du Québec
• Jean-François Samray, President and Chief Executive Officer
International Association of Fire Fighters
• Carmen Santoro, Senior Executive for Eastern Canada
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, February 15, 2023, the committee commenced consideration of Bill S-222, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood).

Jeff Bromley, Keven Lefebvre and Carmen Santoro made statements.

At 9:11 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:13 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Jean-François Samray made a statement and, with Jeff Bromley, Keven Lefebvre and Carmen Santoro, answered questions.

At 9:39 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:47 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 9:56 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:04 a.m., the sitting resumed.

The committee commenced its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

The Chair calls Clause 1.

On Clause 1,

Mario Simard moved, — That Bill S-222, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 12 on page 1 with the following:

“shall maximize the use of wood. The Minister may also allow the use of any other thing — including”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Mario Simard and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 1; NAYS: 10.

Clause 1 carried by a show of hands: YEAS: 11; NAYS: 0.

The Title carried by a show of hands: YEAS: 11; NAYS: 0.

The Bill carried by a show of hands: YEAS: 11; NAYS: 0.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report the Bill to the House.

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

It was agreed, — That, in relation to the study of Canada’s clean energy plans in the context of North American energy transformation, the proposed budget in the amount of $99,646.02, for the committee’s travel to Houston, Texas, Denver, Colorado, Golden, Colorado and Sacramento, California in the United States, in the Spring of 2023, be adopted.

At 10:42 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Geneviève Desjardins
Clerk of the committee