Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 2 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, May 11, 2006:

The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C.:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications be authorized to examine and report on current and potential future containerized freight traffic handled at, and major inbound and outbound markets served by, Canada's

(i) Pacific Gateway container ports;

(ii) east coast container ports;

(iii) central container ports;

and current and appropriate future policies relating thereto; and

That the Committee submit its final report no later than March 31, 2007.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate