Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications
Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000
Chair: The Honourable LISE BACONWednesday, June 21, 2000 (in camera)
Wednesday, September 20, 2000
Issue No. 21
The state of transportation safety and security in Canada (Consideration of a draft report) and First and last meeting on: Bill S-26, An Act to repeal An Act to incorporate the Western Canada Telephone CompanyINCLUDING:
THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Report on Air Safety and Security) and
THE
SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill S-26)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, September 20, 2000From Industry Canada:
Michael Helm, Director General, Telecommunications Policy Branch;
Leonard St-Aubin, Senior Director, Business and Regulatory Analysis, Telecommunications Policy Branch;
Drew Olsen, Economist, Telecommunications Policy Branch;
Millie Nickason, Counsel, Legal Services.
From Telus Communications:
Stewart Douglas, Vice-President, Legal Services;
Ralph A. Davis, Senior Counsel.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lise Bacon, ChairThe Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Adams, Angus, * Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Callbeck, Cordy, Finestone, P.C., Johnson, Kirby, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Perrault, P.C., 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 Gill substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Poulin (June 14, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator DeWare substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Spivak (June 19, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator Spivak substituted for that of the Honourable Senator DeWare (June 21, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator Poulin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gill (June 21, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Poulin (June 21, 2000).
Substitution pending was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Roberge (September 8, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator Angus was added to the membership of the committee (September 18, 2000).