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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 77

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Standing Committee on Natural Resources met at 3:31 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, Peter Julian, Ryan Leef and Brad Trost.

Acting Members present: Alex Atamanenko for Claude Gravelle, François Choquette for Laurin Liu, Pierre-Luc Dusseault for Jamie Nicholls and Marc Garneau for Ted Hsu.

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

Witnesses: Conference Board of Canada: Michael Burt, Director, Industrial Economic Trends. Fraser Institute: Kenneth Green, Senior Director, Energy and Natural Resources. Corporate Knights Inc.: Toby Heaps, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder. Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO: Christopher Smillie, Senior Advisor, Government Relations and Public Affairs.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, the Committee resumed its study of market diversification in the energy sector.

Michael Burt, Christopher Smillie, Kenneth Green and Toby Heaps made statements and answered questions.

At 5:18 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit.

At 5:20 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Rémi Bourgault
Clerk of the Committee

2013/04/26 10:19 a.m.