ENVI Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
At 11:17 a.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 11:27 a.m., the meeting resumed.
It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study on energy poverty and home energy efficiency;
That this study includes a review of defining and measuring energy poverty, barriers to getting to net-zero emissions in low-income homes, home retrofits for energy efficiency and existing government programs and policies, tenant rights in relation to access to energy services and affordable housing, the infrastructure gap in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities and its hindrance to reaching net-zero emissions in homes; and
That experts and stakeholders be invited to appear; that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources be invited to appear; that the study consist of no fewer than six meetings; that the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House of Commons; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.
At 11:55 a.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 12:06 p.m., the meeting resumed.
At 1:00 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.