Below is testimony and committee information for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development hearings on Oil Sands Development. The hearings took place in Edmonton and Calgary on May 12th and 13th, 2009. Additional presentation evidence is also provided where witnesses made it available to Water Matters. Click on the name of an individual to start at the beginning of his or her testimony on the parliamentary website. Q and A with MPs can be found after the opening testimony of several witnesses.

Testimony

First Nations

Chief Jim Boucher (Chief, Fort McKay First Nation)
Chief Roxanne Marcel (Chief, Mikisew Cree First Nation)
Georges Poitras (Consultation Coordinator, Government and Industry Relations, Mikisew Cree First Nation)
Chief Allan Adam (Chief, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation)
Chief Bill Erasmus (Regional Chief, Northwest Territories, Assembly of First Nations)
Chief Albert Mercredi (Chief, Fond du Lac First Nation, As an Individual)
François Paulette (Fort Fitzgerald First Nation, As an Individual)
Sam Gargan (Dehcho First Nation, As an Individual)

Environmental Impacts

William F. Donahue (Independent Researcher, Limology and Biogeochemistry, As an Individual) Submission to Committee | Power Point Presentation (4megs)
Dr. David Schindler (Professor of Ecology, University of Alberta, As an Individual)
Dr. Mary Griffiths (As an Individual) Submission to Committee

Legal Experts

J. Owen Saunders (Executive Director, Canadian Institute of Resources Law, University of Calgary, As an Individual) Submission to Committee
Arlene Kwasniak (Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary, As an Individual) Submission to Committee
Barry Robinson (Staff Lawyer, Ecojustice Canada) Submission to Committee

Government of North West Territories Testimony

Hon. J. Michael Miltenberger (Deputy Premier and Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories)

Environmental Non-profit Organizations (ENGOs)

Simon Dyer (Director, Oil Sands Program, Pembina Institute) Submission to Committee
Tony Maas (Senior Policy Advisor, Fresh Water, World Wildlife Fund Canada) Submission to Committee
Ken Chapman (Advisor, Canadian Boreal Initiative) Submission to Committee
Glen Semenchuk (Executive Director,Cumulative Effects Management Association)

Oil Sands Technologies

Dr. Murray R. Gray (Professor, University of Alberta, As an Individual)
Dr. Selma Guigard (Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering Program, University of Alberta, As an Individual)
Dr. Hassan Hamza (Director General, Department of Natural Resources, CANMET Energy Technology Centre (CETC) - Devon)
Thomas Gradek (President, Gradek Energy Inc.)
Dr. Kim Kasperski (Manager, Water Management, Department of Natural Resources)

Oil Sands Developers, Consultants and RAMP

Don Thompson (President, Oil Sands Developers Group)
Stuart Lunn (Imperial Oil Limited)
Ian Mackenzie (Golder Associates)
Fred Kuzmic (Regional Aquatics Monitoring Program)
Greg Stringham (Vice-President, Markets and Fiscal Policy, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers)
Chris Fordham (Manager, Strategy and Regional Integration, Suncor Energy Inc.)
Calvin Duane (Manager, Environment, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd)
Matt Fox (Senior Vice-President, ConocoPhillips Canada
Michel Scott (Vice-President, Government and Public affairs, Devon Canada Corporation)
John D. Wright (President and Chief Executive Officer, Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd.