Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 17 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 7, 2000
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 5:30 p.m., in Room 256-S, Centre Block, the Chair, the Honourable Lise Bacon, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Adams, Bacon, Callbeck, Finestone, P.C., Forrestall, Kirby, Perrault, P.C., Roberge and Spivak (9).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Stollery and Joyal, P.C. (2).

In attendance: The official reporters of the Senate and Martin Brennan, Special advisor.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on May 30, 2000, the committee proceeded to study Bill C-26. (See Issue No. 14, Monday, June 5 , 2000 for full text of the Order of Reference.)

WITNESSES:

From First Air:

Bob Davis, President.

From Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd.:

Daryl Smith, President.

From the Canadian Transportation Agency:

Marian Robson, Chair;

Gavin Currie, Director General;

David Western, Director, Agreements, Tariffs and Enforcement;

Claude Jacques, Director, Legal Services.

From the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages:

Dyane Adam, Commissioner of Official Languages;

Jean-Claude Le Blanc, Director of Policy and Liaison;

Gilbert Langelier, Director, Special Investigations, Recourse, CEAC, Alternative Methods;

Johane Tremblay, General Counsel, Director of Legal Services.

The Honourable Senator Finestone, P.C. tabled a letter of complaint to the Canadian Transportation Agency, from Bob Chanteloup, to be filed as exhibit.

The witnesses made a presentation and answered questions.

At 9:10 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Michel Patrice

Clerk of the Committee