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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON

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Wednesday, April 4, 2001

Issue No. 5

Fifth meeting on: Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987 and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (64K)

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WITNESSES:

Officials from Transport Canada:

Derek Sweet, Acting Director General, Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation;

Malcolm McHattie, Acting Director, Road Safety Programs;

Elizabeth MacNab, Counsel, Legal Services;

Gary Tulipan, Acting Director of Motor Carrier Policy.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Callbeck, *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Christensen, Eyton, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Morin, Rompkey, P.C., Setlakwe, 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 Hervieux-Payette, P.C. was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finestone, P.C. (April 3, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Christensen was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fitzpatrick (April 3, 2001).

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