Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications
Second Session Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08
Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Issue No. 6
Tenth meeting on:
The containerized freight traffic handled by Canada's ports
First (final) meeting on:
Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (railway transportation)
INCLUDING:
THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-8)
APPEARING
On Bill C-8
(railway transportation)
Brian Jean, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
WITNESSES
On containerized freight traffic handled by Canada's ports
Prince Rupert Grain Ltd.:
Jeff Burghardt, President and Chief Executive Officer.
On Bill C-8 (railway transportation)
Transport Canada:
Helena Borges, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy;
Alain Langlois, Legal Counsel, Legal Services.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair
The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Adams, Dawson, Eyton, Fox, P.C., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Johnson, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mercer, Merchant, Phalen, Tkachuk, Zimmer
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Dawson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cowan (February 11, 2008).