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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings

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OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 4, 2008
(12)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day, at 9:37 a.m., in room 257, East Block, the deputy chair, Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Deputy Chair, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Dawson, Eyton, Johnson, Mercer, Oliver, Tkachuk and Zimmer (7).

In attendance: John Christopher and Terrence Thomas, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, the committee continued its consideration of containerized freight traffic handled by Canada's ports. (For complete text of order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)

WITNESSES:

Palliser Furniture Ltd. (by video conference):

Art DeFehr, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Loblaw Companies Limited:

Robert Wiebe, Senior Vice President, Transportation;

Dan Parkes, Vice President, International Transport and Logistics.

Mr. DeFehr made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Wiebe and Mr. Parkes made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:32 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Denis Robert

Clerk of the Committee

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