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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 82
Thursday, June 20, 2002
The
Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development met in a
televised session at 9:07 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the
Chair, Charles L. Caccia, presiding.
Members of the Committee
present: Roy
Bailey, Charles L. Caccia, Joe Comartin, Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Karen Kraft
Sloan, Bob Mills, Karen Redman, Julian Reed, Alan Tonks.
In attendance: From theResearch Branch of the
Library of Parliament: Kristen Douglas and Tim Williams, analysts.
Witnesses: From the Department of the
Environment: Christine Hogan, Director, International Policy and
Cooperation Branch; Harvey Lerer, Executive Director, Earth Summit 2002,
Canadian Secretariat. From the Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade: Richard D. Ballhorn, Director General, International
Environmental Affairs Bureau. From the Canadian International Development
Agency: Nancy Hamzawi, Deputy Director, Environment Policy Branch.
Pursuant to Standing Order
108(2), the Committee proceeded to a briefing session on Rio+10.
Harvey Lerer and Richard D.
Ballhorn made opening statements and, with the other witnesses, answered
questions.
At 10:45 a.m., the
Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Eugene Morawski
Clerk of the Committee