Monday, September 11, 2017 6:30 a.m. Wake-Up Runs/Walks (5.5K or 7.5K) Meet in Lobby/Front Desk 7:00 a.m. – Algonquin Breakfast New Brunswick Room 8:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. – Registration New Brunswick Room 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Welcome New Brunswick Room – 8:45 a.m. Murray Doehler, Chair, CAMPUT Raymond Gorman, Q.C., Chair, NBEUB 8:45 a.m. Session 1 (Regulatory) New Brunswick Room – 10:00 a.m. Intervenor Funding A road to meaningful participation or to a cottage industry – Many Canadian energy regulators have intervenor funding programs that are designed to enhance meaningful participation and add value through covering costs of participants in the hearing process. However, the costs of intervenor funding are increasing significantly. This panel will explore and compare different approaches in different jurisdictions across the country, which may improve existing programs and benefit those who might be considering initiating new funding models. This panel will also examine the possibility of a CAMPUT working group to examine how regulators can assess whether they are getting value for the dollars being spent. Moderator: Jason Cameron, Vice-President and Chief Communications Officer, CNSC Speakers: Representatives from the BCUC, AUC, OEB and CNSC 10:00 a.m. – Coffee Break 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Session 2 (Legal) New Brunswick Room – 12:00 p.m. Developments in Administrative Law and the Hearing Process The first part of the session will be an administrative law update on regulatory issues. This will be followed by a review of the efforts by the Manitoba PUB, the AUC and the OEB to streamline the hearing procedures in their jurisdictions. The attendees will then break into smaller groups for discussion. A reporter from each group will summarize the discussions and the comments will be compiled and distributed to the delegates after the session. Speakers: Robert Gabor, Q.C., Chair, MB PUB J.P. Mousseau, Counsel, AUC Michael Millar, Senior Legal Counsel, OEB
Monday, September 11, 2017 6:30 a.m. Wake-Up Runs/Walks (5.5K or 7.5K) Meet in Lobby/Front Desk 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Algonquin Breakfast New Brunswick Room 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration New Brunswick Room 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Welcome Murray Doehler, Chair, CAMPUT Raymond Gorman, Q.C., Chair, NBEUB New Brunswick Room 8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Session 1 (Regulatory) New Brunswick Room Intervenor Funding – A road to meaningful participation or to a cottage industry Many Canadian energy regulators have intervenor funding programs that are designed to enhance meaningful participation and add value through covering costs of participants in the hearing process. However, the costs of intervenor funding are increasing significantly. This panel will explore and compare different approaches in different jurisdictions across the country, which may improve existing programs and benefit those who might be considering initiating new funding models. This panel will also examine the possibility of a CAMPUT working group to examine how regulators can assess whether they are getting value for the dollars being spent. Moderator: Jason Cameron, Vice-President and Chief Communications Officer, CNSC Speakers: Representatives from the BCUC, AUC, OEB and CNSC 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session 2 (Legal) New Brunswick Room Developments in Administrative Law and the Hearing Process The first part of the session will be an administrative law update on regulatory issues. This will be followed by a review of the efforts by the Manitoba PUB, the AUC and the OEB to streamline the hearing procedures in their jurisdictions. The attendees will then break into smaller groups for discussion. A reporter from each group will summarize the discussions and the comments will be compiled and distributed to the delegates after the session. Speakers: Robert Gabor, Q.C., Chair, MB PUB J.P. Mousseau, Counsel, AUC Michael Millar, Senior Legal Counsel, OEB