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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 18
 
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
 

The Standing Committee on Natural Resources met by videoconference at 11:10 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Leon Benoit, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Omar Alghabra, Mike Allen, David Anderson, Catherine Bell, Leon Benoit, Ken Boshcoff, Claude DeBellefeuille, Richard Harris, Christian Ouellet, Lloyd St. Amand and Alan Tonks.

 

Acting Members present: Hon. Joe Comuzzi for Bradley R. Trost.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Fréderic Beauregard-Tellier, Analyst; Jean-Luc Bourdages, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Council of Forest Industries: John Allan, President and CEO. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Réjean Gagnon, Professor/Researcher and Director/Coordinator of the consortium de recherche sur la forêt boréale commerciale (CRFBC) , Department of Basic Sciences. Canadian Boreal Initiative: Mary Granskou, Senior Policy Advisor. CIBC World Markets: Don Roberts, Managing Director.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, the Committee resumed its study of the unique opportunities and challenges facing the forest products industry.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

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

On motion of Claude DeBellefeuille, it was agreed, — That the Committee invite the Minister of Natural Resources to appear before it before March 14, 2008, regarding the Supplementary Estimates (B) 2007-2008 and the recent Federal Budget.

 

At 12:58 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Chad Mariage
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2008/03/05 10:29 a.m.