Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON

Tuesday, December 4, 2001
Wednesday, December 5, 2001

Issue No. 19

First, second and last meeting on: Bill C-38, An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act

INCLUDING: THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-38) and THE TENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Budget)

APPEARING:

The Honourable David Collenette, P.C., M.P., Minister of Transport

WITNESSES:

From the Department of Transport Canada:

Ms Valérie Dufour, Director General, Air Policy;

Mr. Jacques E. Pigeon, General Counsel, Legal Services.

From Air Canada:

Mr. Stephen Markey, Vice President, Government Relations and Regulations Affairs;

Mr. Peter Donolo, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Government Relations;

Mr. John M. Baker, Senior Vice President and General Counsel.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair

The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Biron, Callbeck, *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Eyton, Finestone, P.C., Gill, Gustafson, LaPierre, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), 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:

Substitution pending for that of the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (November 29, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Tunney substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Adams (December 5, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Maheu substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finestone (December 5, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Setlakwe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Biron (December 5, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Adams substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Tunney (December 6, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Finestone substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Maheu (December 6, 2001).