Evidence of meeting #16 for Natural Resources in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was wood.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Mark Corey  Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Sector, Department of Natural Resources
Tom Rosser  Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service, Department of Natural Resources
Cécile Cléroux  Assistant Deputy Minister, AECL Restructuring, Department of Natural Resources
Jonathan Will  Director General, Energy Resources Branch, Department of Natural Resources
Jeff Labonté  Director General, Petroleum Resources Branch, Department of Natural Resources

5:25 p.m.

Director General, Petroleum Resources Branch, Department of Natural Resources

Jeff Labonté

I think you also have to look at the demand profile as well. From a demand perspective in the refining industry, and downstream, if you will, or the midstream part of the oil and gas sector, Canada's demand profile has been fairly flat as well. So from an investment point of view, from a market point of view in a market-driven refining sector, the market is being served by the existing capacity we have. We do see some flows that differentiate themselves in different parts of the country. That's particularly the case in U.S., where we have integrated transportation systems. And in New Brunswick, for example, New Brunswick is a net exporter of substantial amounts of refined product to the upper eastern United States, whereas in the Great Lakes region you tend to see some flows that go back and forth depending on the seasonality.

You have a number of variables that are going on. There's also the maintenance cycle of refineries.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Okay, Mr. Stewart. We have to vote on these various groupings that we've been dealing with in the supplementary estimates. That's probably going to take a couple of minutes, so we'll have to thank you and dismiss the other witnesses too.

Let's get right to the votes. As a reminder to everyone, you can vote to reduce the amount but not to increase it.

NATURAL RESOURCES

Department

Vote 1b—Operating expenditures..........$100,432,549

Vote 5b—Capital expenditures..........$1

Vote 10b—The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions..........$449,865,000

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Vote 15b—Payments to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited for operating and capital expenditures..........$275,511,917

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Vote 20b—Program expenditures..........$13,107,396

National Energy Board

Vote 25b—Program expenditures..........$1

Northern Pipeline Agency

Vote 30b—Program expenditures..........$1,700,000

(Votes 1b, 5b, 10b, 15b, 20b, 25b, and 30b agreed to)

Shall I report the votes under Natural Resources to the House?

5:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Thank you all very much for expediting that process, and for your input at the meeting today. We'll see you again on Wednesday.

The meeting is adjourned.