The Chair presented the First Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:
The Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-30 has the honour to present its
FIRST REPORT
Your Subcommittee recommends the following:
That the Committee schedule be:
Tuesdays: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
And that
Mondays beginning at 5:30 p.m. be a tentative meeting date.
That the following themes be used by the Committee in its study of Bill C-30:
1. International aspects
2. Climate Change
3. Transportation
4. Target setting
5. Large Industry
6. Tools (such as emissions trading schemes)
7. Air Pollution
8. IPCC report
That the following witnesses be invited to appear based on the schedule below :
- Climate Change (February 6, a.m.):
Assembly of First Nations
University of Québec at Chicoutimi : Claude Villeneuve
University of British Columbia: David Boyd
Association Québécoise de la lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique : André Bélisle
- Transportation (February 6, p.m.):
Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association: Mark A. Nantais
Pollution Probe: Kenneth B. Ogilvie
Canadian Auto Workers Union: Buzz Hargrove
Denis Desrosiers
University of California: Daniel Sperling
- Target Setting (February 12) :
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Greenpeace : Steven Guilbault
Simon Fraser University: Dr. Mark Jaccard
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
- International (February 13, a.m.):
Pew Charitable Trust
Commissioner for Environment, European Commission : Stavros Dimas
International Institute of Sustainable Development: John Drexhage
Stern Review: Sir Nicholas Stern or George Norris
California Environmental Protection Agency: Terry Taminen
- Air Pollution (February 13, p.m. and February 15 a.m.) :
To be determined
- International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report (February 19):
University of Victoria: Andrew Weaver
University of Toronto: Dick Pelletier
IPCC: John Stone
- Large Industry :
A: Oil and Gas (February 20, a.m.)
Pembina Institute
SunCor Energy: Gord Lambert
Canadian Gas Association : Michael Cleland
Syncrude : Don Thompson
B: Energy Generation (February 20, p.m.)
TransAlta : Robert J.D. Page
Ontario Power Generation : Dr. Blair Feltmate
Canadian Wind Energy Association
Canadian Nuclear Association
Hydro-Quebec
C: Manufacturers (February 22, a.m.):
Forest Products Association of Canada: Avram Lazar
Alcan Aluminium: Daniel Gagner
Canadian Steel Producers Association
Mining Association of Canada
Interface Flooring Canada
- Tools:
A. Co2 capture (February 27, a.m.):
Integrated Co2 Network (ICON) : Stephen Kauffman
University of Calgary: Dr. David Keith
B. Energy Efficiency (February 27, a.m.):
Canadian Federation of Municipalities
Équiterre : Hugo Séguin
CAMCO
C. Emissions Trading Systems (February 27, p.m.):
European Commission
Montreal Climate Exchange : Luc Bertrand
International Emissions Trading Association: Andrei Marcu
Greenhouse Emissions Management Consortium : Aldyen Donnelly
D. Fiscal/Instruments Issues (March 1, a.m.):
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
Canadian Labor Congress : Hassan Yussuf
Chrysalix Energy Management : Michael J. Brown
Iogen Corp : Jeff Passmore
Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development