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Transport and Communications

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

Thursday, November 27, 2014

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to table its

EIGHTH REPORT


Your committee, which was authorized to examine the subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 2, 6, 10, 11, 16, and 21 of Part 4 of Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures, has, in obedience to its order of reference of Thursday, October 30, 2014, examined the said subject matter and now reports as follows:

The committee heard 14 witnesses between November 18 and 25, 2014 and received nine briefs. Based on the evidence heard and the briefs received, the committee makes the following observations:

  • Division 2 of Part 4 of Bill C-43 seems to have had a mixed reception. Some witnesses, including the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, expressed concerns about the consultation process that led to the development of the amendments to the Aeronautics Act proposed by this division. The committee also notes that regulations that will implement the amendments to the Aeronautics Act proposed by this division will have to allow the municipalities to express their concerns about the development or expansion of aerodromes or any changes to their operation.

  • Division 6 of Part 4 of Bill C-43 seems to have been well received.

  • Division 10 of Part 4 of Bill C-43 seems to have been well received.

  • Division 11 of Part 4 of Bill C-43 seems to have been well received.

  • Division 16 of Part 4 of Bill C-43 seems to have been well received.

  • Division 21 of Part 4 of Bill C-43 seems to have been well received.

The list of witnesses who appeared before the committee is appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

DENNIS DAWSON

Chair


Appendix
List of witnesses

Canadian Airports Council

Daniel-Robert Gooch, President

Canadian Heritage

Helen C. Kennedy, Director General, Broadcasting and Digital Communications

Canadian Owners and Pilots Association

Kevin Psutka, President and CEO

Industry Canada

Adam Scott, Director, Business and Regulatory Analysis

 

Amy Jensen, Policy Analyst, Spectrum Management Operations

 

Lynne Fancy, Senior Director, Spectrum Management Operations

Rural Burlington Greenbelt Coalition

Vanessa Warren

Town of Neuville

Bernard Gaudreau, Mayor

Transport Canada

Shari Currie, Acting Director General, Civil Aviation

 

Joyce Henry, Director General, Marine Policy

 

April Nakatsu, Director General, Crown Corporation Governance

 

Donald Roussel, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security

 

Tamara Rudge, Director, Port Policy

Ultralight Pilots Association of Canada

Kathy Lubitz, President


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