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

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable NICHOLAS W. TAYLOR

Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Thursday, May 17, 2001

Issue No. 9

First meeting on: Bill C-4, An Act to establish a foundation to fund sustainable development technology

Ninth meeting on: Issues as may arise from time to time relating to energy, the environment and natural resources, including the continuation and completion of the study on Nuclear Reactor Safety

APPEARING:

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

WITNESSES:

Tuesday, May 15, 2001:

Officials from Natural Resources of Canada:

Anne-Marie Fortin, Legal Counsel, Legal Services;

Graham Campbell, Director, Office of the Energy Research and Development.

Thursday, May 17, 2001:

From the Office of the Auditor General of Canada:

Sheila Fraser, Interim Auditor General;

Richard Smith, Principal, Audit Operations Branch;

John Wiersema, Assistant Auditor General.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Nicholas W. Taylor, Chair

The Honourable Mira Spivak, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Banks, Buchanan, P.C., * Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Christensen, Cochrane, Cordy, Eyton, Kelleher, P.C., Kenny, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), 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 Sibbeston was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Watt (May 10, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C. was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (May 15, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Christensen was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (May 16, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finnerty (May 17, 2001).