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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 64
 
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
 

The Standing Committee on Natural Resources met at 3:28 p.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, Blaine Calkins, Joan Crockatt, Claude Gravelle, Ted Hsu, Peter Julian, Ryan Leef, Laurin Liu, Jamie Nicholls and Brad Trost.

 

Acting Members present: Megan Anissa Leslie for Claude Gravelle, Michelle Rempel for Brad Trost, Scott Simms for Ted Hsu and Stephen Woodworth for Joan Crockatt.

 

Other Members present: Elizabeth May.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Jean-Luc Bourdages, Analyst; Milana Simikian, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Scott Vaughan, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development; Kimberley Leach, Principal, Sustainable Development Strategies, Audits and Studies; Bruce Sloan, Principal, Sustainable Development Strategies, Audits and Studies; Andrew Ferguson, Principal, Sustainable Development Strategies, Audits and Studies. TerraPower: John Gilleland, Chief Executive Officer. Syncrude: Glen Rovang, Manager of Research and Development.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, the Committee commenced its study of the 2012 Fall Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development.
 

Scott Vaughan made a statement and, with Kimberley Leach, Bruce Sloan and Andrew Ferguson, answered questions.

 

At 4:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

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

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on October 4, 2012, the Committee resumed its study of innovation in the energy sector.
 

John Gilleland, by videoconference from Bellevue, Washington and Glen Rovand, by videoconference from Edmonton, Alberta, made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:16 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit.

 

At 5:28 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Rémi Bourgault
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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