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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 78
Tuesday, October 27, 1998
The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development met at 9:05 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Charles Caccia, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Charles Caccia, Yvon Charbonneau, Bill Gilmour, John Herron, Joe Jordan, Karen Kraft Sloan, David Pratt, Paddy Torsney.
Acting Members present: Peter Adams for Sarkis Assadourian, Pierre De Savoye for Jocelyne Girard-Bujold, John Duncan for Rick Casson, Clifford Lincoln for Roger Gallaway.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Christine Labelle, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Brian Emmett, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development; Wayne Cluskey, Principal, Audit Operations. From Environment Canada: Karen Brown, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Conservation Service; John Herity, Director, Biodiversity Convention Office. From the Canadian Museum of Nature: Dr. Mark Graham, Director of Research. From the Canadian Biodiversity Institute: Dr. F.E. Schueler, Associate. From Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Dr. Brian Morrissey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Research Branch. From Natural Resources Canada: Dr. Yvan Hardy, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service. From Fisheries and Oceans: Howard Powles, Acting Director, Fisheries Research Branch.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 4 of the 1998 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (Canada's Biodiversity Clock is Ticking) and The Canadian Biodiversity Strategy.
The witnesses made opening statements and, with Wayne Cluskey, answered questions.
Yvon Charbonneau gave notice of a motion on managing federal biodiversity strategies.
At 11:42 o'clock a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee