Evidence of meeting #6 for Natural Resources in the 39th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was efficiency.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Hans Konow  Chair, President and CEO, Canadian Electricity Association, Energy Dialogue Group
David MacInnis  President, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association, Energy Dialogue Group
Robert Hornung  President, Canadian Wind Energy Association, Energy Dialogue Group
Murray Elston  President and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association, Energy Dialogue Group
Brian Maynard  Vice-President, Stewardship and Public Affairs, Atlantic Canada, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

1 p.m.

President and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association, Energy Dialogue Group

Murray Elston

There was one important element that Mr. Paradis raised earlier, and I don't think he got an answer to the question. The issue of energy information is critical to us, and he asked a question on what our position is with respect to energy information.

We think the provinces and the federal government should play a very active funding role in ensuring that the base information is well collected and then well analysed. Some of our industries have actually put money into the Centre for Energy Information. We think it should be a prime goal of governments across the country to ensure that we have accurate information.

I didn't want to leave this room without leaving you with that critical piece of pitch, because you can't do anything unless your information is well based. For us, I think it's a huge contribution the government could make.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Thank you. That's a good way to wrap it up.

It is in fact the intent of the six-week cram course at Natural Resources Canada for this committee.

We appreciate your contribution to that and for changing your schedules to adapt to ours in order to come again to the committee. I'm sure we'll come back to you, and members will have additional questions in the future.

Thank you all for coming.

We are adjourned to the call of the chair.