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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 39

Monday, November 16, 2009

The Standing Committee on Natural Resources met by videoconference at 3:29 p.m. this day, in Room 214, Wellington Building, the Vice-Chair, Alan Tonks, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Mike Allen, David Anderson, Hon. Navdeep Bains, Paule Brunelle, Nathan Cullen, Russ Hiebert, Hon. Geoff Regan, Alan Tonks and Brad Trost.

Acting Members present: Harold Albrecht for Leon Benoit, Claude DeBellefeuille for Claude Guimond and Cheryl Gallant for Devinder Shory.

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

Witnesses: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission: Michael M. Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer; Peter Elder, Director General, Directorate of Nuclear Cycle and Facilities Regulation. Bruce Power: Murray Elston, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs. As an individual: Jacques Hénault, Advisor, Nuclear Liability. Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd.: Michael D. Lees, President. GE Hitachi Nuclear Canada Inc.: Peter Mason, President and Chief Executive Officer. Canadian Environmental Law Association: Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director and Counsel. Greenpeace Canada: Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Energy and Climate Campaigner. Institute for Resource and Security Studies: Gordon Thompson, Executive Director.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Monday, June 1, 2009, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-20, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident.

Michael D. Lees, Murray Elston, Theresa McClenaghan and Shawn-Patrick Stensil made statements and answered questions.

At 4:36 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:39 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Michael Binder, Peter Mason and, Gordon Thompson by videoconference from Cambridge, United Kingdom, made statements and, with Jacques Hénault and Peter Elder, answered questions.

At 5:28 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:29 p.m., the sitting resumed.

On motion of Brad Trost, it was agreed, — That the Committee adopt a draft budget in the amount of $ 23,550 for its study of Bill C-20.

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That the members of the Committee submit to the Clerk of the Committee all of their proposed amendments to Bill C-20 no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 19, 2009.

At 5:33 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee

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