Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07
Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Issue No. 9
Thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth meetings on:
The containerized freight traffic handled by Canada's ports
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 13, 2007 (morning meeting) (160K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 13, 2007 (afternoon meeting) (147K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 14, 2007 (morning meeting) (168K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 14, 2007 (afternoon meeting) (149K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 (morning meeting)
Vancouver Port Authority:
Captain Gordon Houston, President and CEO.
Fraser River Port Authority:
Captain Allan Domaas, President and CEO.
West Coast Container Freight Handlers Association:
Kevin Ouellette, President;
David Peacock, Vice-President and General Manager, Westran Intermodal;
Rick Cowan, Vice-President, Euroasia Transload;
Fraser Surrey Docks:
Ross Hanson, Executive Vice-President.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 (afternoon meeting)
City of Moose Jaw:
His Worship Dale McBain, Mayor.
Saskatchewan AgriVision Corp.:
C.M. (Red) Williams, President.
Campbell Agri Business Strategists:
Doug Campbell.
Greater Vancouver Gateway Council:
Bob Wilds, Managing Director.
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada:
Paul Evans, Co-CEO.
BC Trucking Association:
Paul Landry, CEO.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 (morning meeting)
DP World Vancouver:
Cliff Stewart, Vice-President, Operations.
TSI Terminal Systems Inc.:
Morley Strachan, Vice-president, Operations and Business Development.
Western Transportation Advisory Council:
Ruth Sol, President.
Lisa Baratta, Manager, Corporate Services.
As an individual:
David Colledge, Colledge Transportation Consulting, Inc.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 (afternoon meeting)
International Longshore and Warehouse Union:
Tom Dufresne, President.
Vancouver Container Truckers Association:
Paul Uppal, Business Agent;
Pete Smith, National Representative, CAW.
Corporation of Delta:
Her Worship Lois Jackson, Mayor;
Ian Radnidge, Director of Engineering.
City of Prince George:
His Worship Colin Kinsley, Mayor.
TransLink (Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority):
Robert Paddon, Vice-President.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair
The Honourable David Tkachuk, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Adams, Carney, P.C., Dawson, Eyton, *Hervieux-Payette, (or Tardif), Johnson, *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Mercer, Merchant, Munson, Phalen, Zimmer
* 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 Carney, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. (February 28, 2007).