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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 45
 
Thursday, June 21, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Natural Resources met at 8:46 a.m. this day, in Room 268, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Leon Benoit, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mike Allen, David Anderson, Leon Benoit, Joe Daniel, Royal Galipeau, Claude Gravelle, Laurin Liu, David J. McGuinty, Jamie Nicholls and Brad Trost.

 

Acting Members present: Dennis Bevington for Peter Julian and Mark Strahl for Blaine Calkins.

 

Other Members present: Niki Ashton.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Jean-Luc Bourdages, Analyst; Mohamed Zakzouk, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Mining Association of British Columbia : Karina Briño, President and Chief Executive Officer. Vale: Jody Kuzenko, General Manager, Sustainability, Base Metals, North Atlantic Region. Ecojustice Canada: William Amos, Director, University of Ottawa - Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic. Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.: Gordon Macdonald, Principal Advisor, Sustainable Development.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on September 26, 2011, the Committee resumed its study of resource development in Northern Canada.
 

Karina Briño, Jody Kuzenko, William Amos and Gordon MacDonald made statements and answered questions.

 

At 10:30 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:34 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

At 10:52 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Rémi Bourgault
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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