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

Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000

Chair: The Honourable MIRA SPIVAK

Tuesday, June 20, 2000

Issue No. 17

First meeting on: Bill C-11, An Act to authorize the divestiture of the assets of, and to dissolve, the Cape Breton Development Corporation, to amend the Cape Breton Development Corporation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

WITNESSES:

Officials from Natural Resources Canada:

Robert Lomas, Senior Commodity Officer, Minerals and Metals Sector;

Norm Bayne, Senior Counsel.

From the Cape Breton Development Corporation:

Joseph P. Shannon, Chairman of the Board;

Merrill D. Buchanna, Acting President.

From United Families:

Edna Budden, President.

APPEARING:

The Honourable Ralph E. Goodale, P.C., M.P., Minister responsible for Canadian Wheat Board and Minister of Natural Resources

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Mira Spivak, Chair

The Honourable Nicholas W. Taylor, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, * Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Buchanan, P.C., Christensen, Cochrane, Finnerty, Graham, P.C., Kelleher, P.C., Kenny, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Murray, P.C., Sibbeston.

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Eyton (June 20, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Corbin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (June 20, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Banks substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Corbin (June 20, 2000).