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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 122
Thursday, May 13, 1999
The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development met at 9:12 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Charles Caccia, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Charles Caccia, Aileen Carroll, Rick Casson, Yvon Charbonneau, Bill Gilmour, Jocelyne Girard-Bujold, John Herron, Joe Jordan, Karen Kraft Sloan, Rick Laliberté, Paddy Torsney.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Monique Hébert, Researcher; Christine Labelle, Researcher.
Witnesses: From the Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Brian Emmett, Commissioner, Environment and Sustainable Development; Wayne Cluskey, Principal, Audit Operations. From Natural Resources Canada: Richard Arseneault, Director, Office of the Environmental Affairs, Real Property, Environment and Security Branch. From Environment Canada: Norine Smith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Communications; Craig Ferguson, Director, Strategic Development Policy Coordination Branch; Jean Bilodeau, Director General, Administration; Mary Komarynsky, Director General, National Programs. From Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Jaye Shuttleworth, Director, Environmental Services; Thomas Gillmore, Deputy Director, Environmental Services. From Statistics Canada: Yvon Goulet, Assistant Chief Statistician, Communications and Operations; Jean-François Gosselin, Director General, Operations and Administrative Support. From the National Research Council Canada: Dr. Shawn D. Gill, Environmental Coordinator, Administrative Services and Property Management; Marc Perreault, Communication Co-Ordinator, Public and International Relations, Corporate Services.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee commenced consideration of implementation of the Federal Environment Stewardship. (Chapter 2 of the 1996 Report of the Auditor General, as indicated in Chapter 28 of the December, 1998, Report of the Auditor General).
Brian Emmett, Norine Smith, Richard Arseneault, Jaye Shuttleworth, Yvon Goulet and Shawn Gill made statements and answered questions.
At 10:32 a.m., the sitting was suspended
At 11:43 a.m., the sitting resumed
At 11:48 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee