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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000

Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON

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Tuesday, May 2, 2000

Issue No. 11

Second meeting on: The Marine Liability Act (Bill S-17) and the Establishment of a Subcommittee on Transportation Safety

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (48K)

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WITNESSES:

From The Shipping Federation of Canada:

Gilles Bélanger, President and CEO;

Sonia Simard, Director, Policy and Government Affairs.

From Canadian Maritime Law Association:

A. Barry Oland, President.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, * Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), De Bané, P.C., Finestone, P.C., Furey, Johnson, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Perrault, P.C., Poulin, Roberge, Spivak

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Kirby substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Maheu (May 1, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Callbeck (May 1, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Finestone, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Furey (May 1, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Furey substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kirby (May 1, 2000).

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