Natural Resources Committee on Dec. 9th, 2010

Evidence of meeting #38 for Natural Resources in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was pipeline.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Energy Security in Canada

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Colin Kinsley Chairman, Northern Gateway Alliance

Art Sterritt Executive Director, Great Bear Initiative, Coastal First Nations

Arnold Nagy President, Local 31, United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union - Canadian Auto Workers

Brenda Kenny President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association

Kaity Arsoniadis Stein President and Secretary-General, International Ship-Owners Alliance of Canada Inc.

1 p.m.

President, Local 31, United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union - Canadian Auto Workers

Arnold Nagy

None coming for the work that I've been doing for the last 32 years has gone into my pocket. The majority has been voluntary on my behalf, and it has actually cost me thousands of dollars over the years in wages that I won't accept to represent our membership. To me, it's a principle of protecting my industry—

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

A point of order, Mr. Coderre?

1 p.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

I must say that I find it highly unfortunate that my colleague Mr. Anderson is questioning the credibility of our witness. From the very start, our witness said that his organization's activities were funded by the membership. I find that the campaign of allegations and the smear campaign is very unfortunate.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Okay, Mr. Coderre. That of course isn't a point of order and the questions are completely within reason and appropriate.

Mr. Anderson, we have to wrap up, very quickly.

1 p.m.

Conservative

David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK

Well, yes, just to respond to Mr. Coderre, I just asked that because typically and often these unions are funded across the border internationally. Certainly that would play into a lot of the discussion and debate that we've heard over the last couple of weeks.

Thank you.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Okay.

Thank you very much to all the witnesses. That was very helpful information indeed. We do appreciate your time, effort, and costs for being involved in this.

We are finished our meeting for today. We'll be back again on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock.

The meeting is adjourned.