Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications
Third Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2004
Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Thursday, April 1, 2004
Issue No. 5
Fifth and sixth meetings on: Bill C-7, An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety
and
Fifth meeting on: The current state of Canadian media industries
INCLUDING: THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-7, An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety)
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Third Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 30, 2004 (92K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 1, 2004 (34K)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Anne McLellan, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
The Honourable Tony Valeri, P.C., M.P., Minister of Transport
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
From Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada:
Margaret Bloodworth, Deputy Minister.
From Transport Canada:
Louis Ranger, Deputy Minister;
John A. Read, Director General, Transport of Dangerous Goods.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair
The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Austin, P.C. (or Rompkey, P.C.), Corbin, Day, Eyton, Graham, P.C., Johnson, LaPierre, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Mercer, Munson, Phalen, 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 LaPierre substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (March 29, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Eyton (March 31, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Spivak (March 31, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Munson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Merchant (April 1, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Mercer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Adams (April 1, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Johnson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stratton (April 1, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Spivak substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (April 5, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Eyton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (April 5, 2004).