Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001-02
Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON
Thursday, February 21, 2002
Issue No. 23
Fifth and sixth meetings on:
The examination of issues facing the intercity busing industry
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - Morning
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - Afternoon
WITNESSES:
Morning meeting
From the Department of Transport / Nova Scotia:
Don Stonehouse, Manager, Transportation Policy;
Bernie Swan, Transportation Policy Analyst.
From Transport 2000 Atlantic:
John Pearce, Executive Director.
From the SMT/Acadian Lines:
Bob Odell, General Manager;
Mike Melanson, Director of Operations.
From the Atlantic Tours Gray Line:
Denis Campbell, Vice-President.
Afternoon meeting
From Trius Tours Ltd.:
George Brookins, Owner.
From DRL:
John Harding, Assistant General Manager.
From the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia:
Brian Hicks, IT Coordinator.
From the Ecology Action Centre:
Stephanie Sodero, TRAX Coordinator, Active and Safe Routes to School Coordinator;
Alexandra Fischer, TRAX Coordinator, Active and Safe Routes to School Coordinator.
From the Senior Federation of Prince Edward Island:
Olive Bryanton, Coordinator.
From the Senior College of Prince Edward Island:
Ron Irving, President.
From the Seniors Active Living Centre:
Connie Auld, President.
From the Canadian Pensioners Concerned — Nova Scotia:
Joan Lay, President.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair
The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Adams, Biron, *Carstairs, (or Robichaud, P.C.), Callbeck, Eyton, Forrestall, Gustafson, Jaffer, LaPierre, * Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Phalen
*Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)