NDDN Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Philip Ferguson, Sébastien Sauvé and Feiyue Wang made statements and answered questions.
At 9:21 a.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 9:27 a.m., the meeting resumed.
Dave Hovington, Shaunna Plourde and Erin Zimmerman made statements and answered questions.
Mario Simard gave notice of the following motion:
Given that the Bagotville military base is responsible for the PFAS contamination of the drinking water sources of nearly 8,000 residents of the La Baie area, and that the $15.5 million granted to the City of Saguenay by the government to ensure the treatment of these waters will be completely exhausted in July 2025, with the treatment of the waters requiring six times as many filters as planned, the Committee believes that the Minister of National Defence should enter into a formal agreement with the City of Saguenay to ensure that all costs associated with the temporary treatment of PFAS-contaminated water and the establishment of a permanent treatment plant at La Baie are covered by the federal government, failing which the citizens of Saguenay will have to assume these increased costs through an increase in their municipal taxes of more than $7 million annually, and asks the Chair to report back to the House as soon as possible.
Questioning of the witnesses resumed.
At 10:29 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.