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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 164
Monday, June 17, 2019, 3:44 p.m. to 5:39 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
John Aldag, Chair (Liberal)

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• Luc Berthold for Joël Godin (Conservative)
• Bev Shipley for Hon. Mike Lake (Conservative)
• Martin Shields (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Alison Clegg, Analyst
• Sarah Yakobowski, Analyst
Briefing on the 2019 Global Assessment from the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
As individuals
• Kai Chan, Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
• Jeremy Kerr, Professor of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa
• Harvey Locke, Chair, Beyond the Aichi Targets Task Force, International Union for Conservation of Nature World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN)
• Justina Ray, President and Senior Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Nature Conservancy of Canada
• Dan Kraus, Senior Conservation Biologist, National Office
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
• Alison Woodley, Strategic Advisor, National Office
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee proceeded to a briefing on 2019 Global Assessment from the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Kai Chan, Jeremy Kerr and Dan Kraus made statements and answered questions.

At 4:34 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Alison Woodley made a statement.

At 4:38, pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit.

Alison Woodley, Justina Ray and Harvey Locke made statements.

At 4:58 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:18 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Harvey Locke made a statement and, with Justina Ray and Alison Woodley, answered questions.

At 5:39 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Thomas Bigelow
Clerk of the Committee