Evidence of meeting #2 for Natural Resources in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was sector.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Director General, Trade, Economics and Industry Branch, Canadian Forest Service, Department of Natural Resources
Sure, and thank you for the question.
We work closely with the National Research Council in a number of different ways to support building codes and standards. We've done partnerships in the past with them around fire ratings for mass timber and have worked closely with them as they develop and implement the new standards that, as Ms. MacNeil mentioned, will increase the standard from six storeys to 12 storeys in the near future for wood construction.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
Thank you, Mr. Waring and Ms. MacNeil. Mr. Weiler, thank you. That's your time.
I think Mr. Cannings will agree with me that the reference to the Brock Commons building is a historically nostalgic reference from our perspective on this committee for those of us who have been here for a while, and it's a good place to end.
Thanks to both of you for taking the time to join us on a Friday.
Thank you, everybody, for your patience. This was the first time I chaired a meeting virtually and, all things considered, I think it went okay. I didn't cut anybody off or, more importantly, cut myself off. We'll work on it together and make sure that things move smoothly.
Thanks, everybody, for your co-operation—
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Conservative
Greg McLean Conservative Calgary Centre, AB
James, I thought that was a terrible meeting, by the way.
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Voices
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
Yes, I know. I didn't realize that. I apologize for that. We need a better way of trying to smoothe that over too. Maybe it's the connection in Calgary that's the problem. Bob got in from a motel in Vancouver, so....
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal James Maloney
Thanks, everybody. Have a great weekend. We will see all of you on Tuesday, if not sooner.
The meeting is adjourned.
