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Minutes of Proceedings

45th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 15
Monday, November 24, 2025, 3:30 p.m. to 5:22 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Hon. Terry Duguid, Chair (Liberal)

• Adam Chambers for Gaétan Malette (Conservative)
• Randy Hoback for Gaétan Malette (Conservative)
• Jonathan Rowe for Shannon Stubbs (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Laura Carter, Analyst
• Nadia Faucher, Analyst
• Hon. Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources
• Francis Brisson, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer
• Isabella Chan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Minerals Sector
• Glenn Hargrove, Assistant Deputy Minister
• Jeff Labonté, Associate Deputy Minister
• Michael Vandergrift, Deputy Minister
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(5), the committee commenced consideration of the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2025-2026: Vote 1b under Canadian Energy Regulator, and Votes 1b and 10b under Department of Natural Resources, referred to the committee on Friday, November 7, 2025.

The Chair called Vote 1b under Canadian Energy Regulator.

The Minister made a statement and answered questions.

At 4:33 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

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

Jeff Labonté, Michael Vandergrift, Isabella Chan and Glenn Hargrove answered questions.

Motion

Jonathan Rowe moved, —

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study on the decision of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and the Liberal government to award a contract reportedly worth $1.2 billion per year to a consortium entirely composed of U.S. companies to manage Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, and, for the purpose of this study:

(a) schedule no fewer than three meetings;

(b) invite the Minister of Natural Resources to appear, by himself, for one hour;

(c) invite appropriate officials from AECL, including Fred Dermarkar, President and CEO;

(d) invite appropriate officials from Natural Resources Canada;

(e) invite appropriate officials from the Treasury Board Secretariat;

(f) invite other witnesses the committee deems appropriate; and

(g) order the production of all memoranda, briefing notes, e-mails, text messages, instant messages, records of conversations, and any other relevant documents related to this decision in the possession of AECL, Natural Resources Canada, any minister’s office, the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Privy Council Office, and the Prime Minister’s Office, and that these documents are to be submitted to the clerk of the committee in both official languages and without redaction within three weeks of the adoption of this motion.

Debate arose thereon.

Motion

Corey Hogan moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: John-Paul Danko, Claude Guay, Corey Hogan, Ron McKinnon, Mario Simard — 5;

NAYS: Randy Hoback, Richard Martel, Jonathan Rowe, Corey Tochor — 4.

Vote 1b under Canadian Energy Regulator carried.

The Chair called Vote 1b under Department of Natural Resources.

Vote 1b under Department of Natural Resources carried.

The Chair called Vote 1b under Department of Natural Resources.

Vote 10b under Department of Natural Resources carried.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report Vote 1b under Canadian Energy Regulator, and Votes 1b and 10b under Department of Natural Resources to the House on division.

It was agreed, — That the budget in relation to the study of the Supplementary Estimates (B) 2025-26 in the amount of $500, be adopted.

At 5:22 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Geneviève Dubois-Richard
Clerk of the committee