Environment Committee on June 17th, 2013

Evidence of meeting #82 for Environment and Sustainable Development in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was parks.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Leonard Preyra Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage, Government of Nova Scotia

Stuart Pinks Chief Executive Officer, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board

Andrew Barry President, ExxonMobil Canada Ltd.

Alison Woodley National Conservation Director, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Mark Butler Policy Director, Ecology Action Centre

Zoe Lucas As an Individual

Elizabeth MacDonald Advisor, Environmental Affairs, Conservation Officer, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board

Chris Miller Conservation Biologist, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

David-Andrés Novoa Procedural Clerk

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Harold Albrecht

We were all given notice of this meeting late in the day, Ms. May. We all received late notice.

Ms. Rempel.

June 17th, 2013 / 9:25 p.m.

Conservative

Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Centre-North, AB

Mr. Chair, I believe at the beginning of this meeting you sought unanimous consent to move to clause-by-clause review of this legislation upon the completion of witness testimony. By that, there was notice given.

9:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Harold Albrecht

We will proceed.

Amendment LIB-6 has been ruled inadmissible.

We'll move now to the preamble.

Shall the preamble carry?

9:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative