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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996

Chairman: The Honourable RON GHITTER

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Tuesday, March 26, 1996
Tuesday, April 30, 1996

Issue No. 1

Organization meeting and First Proceedings on: All matters related to the implementation and application of the Act to accelerate the use of alternative fuels for motor vehicles (previously S-7)

INCLUDING: FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (148K)

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WITNESSES:

From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

Frank A. Richter, A/Commr, Director, Finance and Supply;

Alfred A. Dupuis, A.OIC, Materiel and Services Management Branch;

Keith Paremain, OIC, Fleet Program Administration.

From the Department of National Defence:

Col. John Stewart, Direction of Transportation and Movement;

Dennis Umrysh, Director, Support Vehicle Program.

From Natural Resources Canada:

Neil MacLeod, Director General, Assets Management and Admistrative Services Branch, Corporate Services Sector;

Bill Jarvis, Director General, Energy Efficiency Branch, Energy Sector.

From Correctional Service Canada:

Gerry R. Hooper, Assistant Commissioner, Technical and Information Management Services.

Ernie Hughes, Head Assets Management;

From BC Gas Utility Ltd.:

Al Basham, Manager, Natural Gas for Vehicles (NGV).

From the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicles Alliance (CNGVA):

Michael McNeil, President and CEO.

From Centra Gas Manitoba Inc.:

Tom Bell, Vice-President, Marketing and Sales.

From Consumers' Gas:

Perry Stover, Director and NGV Business Development.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Ron Ghitter, Chairman

The Honourable Colin Kenny, Deputy Chairman

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The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Buchanan, P.C., Carney, P.C., * Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Hays, Kirby, * Lynch-Staunton (or Berntson), Marchand, P.C., Rompkey, P.C., Spivak, Taylor

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in Membership of the Committee:

Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the Committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Taylor substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bacon. (March 25, 1996)

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