I can't comment on it.
Evidence of meeting #81 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 propane.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #81 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 propane.
A recording is available from Parliament.
5:25 p.m.
NDP
Jamie Nicholls NDP Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
It's a theory that talks about reforming public institutions to have a vision so that everyone starts working together to offer value to the public rather than to special interests.
5:25 p.m.
Principal, Fairweather Hill, As an Individual
So defining the public interest is the key to that.
5:25 p.m.
NDP
Jamie Nicholls NDP Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Right.
Would you agree that the public interest of Canadians and the Canadian government should be all regions of the country, and that we should all be working together to build a strong energy superpower?
5:25 p.m.
Principal, Fairweather Hill, As an Individual
Yes. I think the reason we have a need for national leadership is that we have, in this country, net producing and net consuming provinces. We have large provinces and we have small provinces. Their interests are all different. We need some leadership to broker all of those interests.
That's what national policy leadership is all about.
5:30 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
Thank you.
Thank you to all the committee members, and thank you to the witnesses today: Dr. Harrison from Queen's University; Michael Edwards from Fairweather Hill; from Suncor union at the Montreal refinery, Mr. Cloutier; from the Canadian Propane Association, Mr. Facette; and, of course, Dr. Kenny from the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association.
Thank you all very much. The information will be very helpful to the study indeed.
The meeting is adjourned.