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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 99
Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 3:37 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Joël Lightbound, Chair (Liberal)

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• Michael Barrett for Bernard Généreux (Conservative)
• Tim Louis for Ryan Turnbull (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Sarah Lemelin-Bellerose, Analyst
• Alexandra Savoie, Analyst
Bill C-27, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
As an individual
• Barry Sookman, Senior Counsel, McCarthy Tétrault
Information Accountability Foundation
• Elizabeth Denham, Chief Strategy Officer
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
• Kristen Thomasen, Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, April 24, 2023, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-27, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

Recent Investigation and Reports on Sustainable Development Technology Canada
As an individual
• Geoffrey Cape, Chief Excutive Officer, R-Hauz
• Andrée-Lise Méthot, Founder and managing partner, Cycle Capital
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the committee commenced its study on the recent investigation and reports on Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 5:42 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:48 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.

Motion

Rick Perkins moved, —

That given the clerk has invited Annette Verschuren twice to appear before the committee to discuss her conflict of interest at Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), and that the witness has twice failed to provide a date of availability, the committee therefore summons Annette Verschuren to appear before the committee in-person for a period not less than one hour, no later than Thursday, November 30, 2023. Further that committee request Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to provide any declarations of a conflict of interest from board members since 2015

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By unanimous consent, the motion was withdrawn.

Motion

Sébastien Lemire moved, — That the committee request Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to provide any declarations of a conflict of interest from board members since 2015.

Debate arose thereon.

At 6:45 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Miriam Burke
Clerk of the committee