Evidence of meeting #12 for Natural Resources in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendments.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jeff Labonté  Director General, Energy Safety and Security Branch, Department of Natural Resources
Samuel Millar  Senior Director, Frontier Lands Management Division, Petroleum Resources Branch, Department of Natural Resources
Brenda Baxter  Acting Director General, Workplace Directorate, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development
Anne-Marie Fortin  Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Natural Resources

9 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Yes, Ms. Baxter, go ahead, please.

February 11th, 2014 / 9 a.m.

Brenda Baxter Acting Director General, Workplace Directorate, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development

That would make sense, because those immunities would have applied previously.

9 a.m.

Liberal

Geoff Regan Liberal Halifax West, NS

Thank you.

9 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Thank you, Mr. Regan.

Mr. Julian.

9 a.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

Is it possible to share that correspondence from the Province of Nova Scotia with us?

9 a.m.

Director General, Energy Safety and Security Branch, Department of Natural Resources

Jeff Labonté

Indeed. We have a letter from the deputy minister from the Nova Scotia Department of Energy. We'd be happy to do that.

9 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Mr. Julian, are you asking for that now, or would you like that sent to you—

9 a.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

Well, if it's available now, I think it would be useful, just to—

9 a.m.

Director General, Energy Safety and Security Branch, Department of Natural Resources

Jeff Labonté

We'll look for it, and if we find it we'll bring it forward. It'll take a second.

9 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Okay.

Mr. Julian, do you want to wait here, or should we deal with this clause...or we could table this clause for now.

9 a.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

Could we table it, Mr. Chair? We're moving along and we're making a lot of progress, thanks to Mr. Trost's eagle eye in reading through the legislation. I think we can set this aside and come back to it.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Is it agreed that we stand clause 84 until sometime later on in the process? We'll determine in a logical fashion when that time will be. Is that agreed?

9:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

(Clause 84 allowed to stand)

Yes, Mr. Labonté.

9:05 a.m.

Director General, Energy Safety and Security Branch, Department of Natural Resources

Jeff Labonté

Mr. Chair, we may be able to find it electronically and forward it in short order to the committee here today. We'll do so while you continue deliberations.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Yes, we're certainly hoping we can get that before the end of the meeting.

Okay, the next group of clauses that are unamended are clauses 85 to 87, three clauses. Is it agreed that those clauses be passed unamended?

9:05 a.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

On division, Mr. Chair.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Should we assume all of these are on division?

9:05 a.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

All the grouped clauses will be on division, yes.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Would you note that, please, clerk?

(Clauses 85 to 87 inclusive agreed to on division)

(On clause 88)

The next one is clause 88, government amendment 5.

Mr. Trost.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

Bradley Trost Conservative Saskatoon—Humboldt, SK

This motion is required to align select subsections of Bill C-5 with the Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012, which passed in the last session of Parliament.

In clause 88, the changes are to proposed subsections 216(1), 216(2), and 216(4), pages 243, 244, and 245.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

You've heard Mr. Trost's proposed amendment. Is there any further discussion on that amendment?

Mr. Julian.

9:05 a.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I'd like to ask our guests from the Department of Natural Resources what they see as being the impact of Mr. Trost's amendments?

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Mr. Labonté.

9:05 a.m.

Director General, Energy Safety and Security Branch, Department of Natural Resources

Jeff Labonté

Anne-Marie.