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THE SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE EXERCISE OF POWERS UNDER THE BUILDING CANADA ACT
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 5, 2026
(5)
[English]
Pursuant to the order of the Senate of Tuesday, December 2, 2025, and the order of the House of Commons of Thursday, November 20, 2025, the Special Joint Committee on the Exercise of Powers Under the Building Canada Act met this day in room 035-B, West Block, at 6:34 p.m., the joint chairs, the Honourable Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson and Dean Allison, presiding.
Representing the Senate: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Harder, P.C., LaBoucane-Benson, Quinn and Varone (5).
Representing the House of Commons: Dean Allison, the Honourable Terry Beech, P.C., the Honourable Rachel Bendayan, P.C., the Honourable Kody Blois, P.C., Patrick Bonin, Sukh Dhaliwal, Aaron Gunn, Gabriel Hardy, Corey Hogan, Philip Lawrence, Tim Louis and Ellis Ross (12).
Participating in the meeting: Stephanie Feldman and Marie Dumont, Analysts, Library of Parliament.
The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.
Mr. Allison moved:
That, notwithstanding the motion adopted on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, regarding the length of time and order of questioning, for the first round of questions each member of the committee be allocated five minutes, in an order determined by the joint chairs; and that the joint chairs be empowered to exercise discretion to adjust the time allocated to committee members, as necessary, in order to permit witnesses to deliver opening statements of up to five minutes and to ensure that the meeting proceeds within the allotted time.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The committee continued its review of the Governor in Council’s and the Minister’s exercise of their powers and performance of their duties and functions under the Building Canada Act.
WITNESSES:
Major Projects Office (by videoconference):
Peter Feldberg, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs;
Rob Van Walleghem, General Counsel and Vice President, Indigenous Affairs.
Peter Feldberg and Rob Van Walleghem each made a statement and answered questions.
At 8:12 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 8:16 p.m., the committee resumed in camera.
The committee discussed a draft report.
At 8:32 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chairs.
ATTEST:
Ferda Simpson
Ariane Calvert
Joint Clerks of the Committee