Standing Committee on the Interior

 

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

 

Committee Room 1

 

AGENDA

 

Estimates Hearings



 

10:00 a.m.
2026-2027 Estimates of the Ministry of Energy and Mines

Ministry of Energy and Mines 
The Honourable Stephen Lecce, MPP, Minister

Ministry Staff:
Susanna Laaksonen-Craig, Deputy Minister 
Mike Smith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Distribution, Conservation and Innovation Policy Division
Karen Moore, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic, Network and Agency Policy Division
Afsana Qureshi, Assistant Deputy Minister, Mines and Minerals Regulation Division
Ken Nakahara, Assistant Deputy Minister, Mining Policy and Sector Development Division
Scott Mantle, Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Division
Claudio de Rose, Chief Information Officer
Jeffrey Claydon, Legal Director, Legal Services
Jess Dixon, Acting Legal Director, Legal Services
John Whytock, Director, Communications
Daniel Cayley, Director, Electricity Policy, Economics and System Planning

Nadia Ramlal, Director, Integrated Energy Supply Policy and Economics
Adrian Nalasco, Director, Nuclear Supply
 

12:00 p.m.Recess
1:00 p.m.
2026-2027 Estimates of the Ministry of Natural Resources

Ministry of Natural Resources 
The Honourable Mike Harris, MPP, Minister
The Honourable Kevin Holland, MPP, Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products

Ministry Staff:
Drew Vanderduim, Deputy Minister
Jennifer Barton, Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional Operations Division
Craig Brown, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Division
Amanda Holmes, Assistant Deputy Minister, Provincial Services Division
Sean Maguire, Assistant Deputy Minister, Forest Industry Division
Christie Curley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management and Information Division
Claudio De Rose, Chief Information Officer

3:00 p.m.Recess
3:30 p.m.
2026-2027 Estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and AgriBusiness
The Honourable Sam Oosterhoff, MPP, Minister

Ministry Staff:
John Kelly, Deputy Minister
Randy Jackiw, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development Division
Renée Bowler, Assistant Deputy Minister, Food Safety and Environment Division
David Hagarty, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Division
Gregory Wootton, Assistant Deputy Minister, Research and Corporate Services Division
Tamara Fernandes, Director, Farm Finance Branch
Scott Duff, Director, Strategic Policy Branch
Karl Maiterth, Director, Economic Development Policy
Andrea Martin, Director, Food Safety and Environmental Policy Branch
Tanya Weber-Kinch, Director, Food Safety Inspection Delivery Branch

Paul Innes, Manager, Veterinary Science Unit



 

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