Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08

Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Issue No. 10

Second meeting on:

Bill S-221, An Act concerning personal watercraft in navigable waters

First (final) meeting on:

Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Marine Act, the Canada Transportation Act, the Pilotage Act and other Acts in consequence

Sixteenth (final) meeting on:

The containerized freight traffic handled by Canada's ports

INCLUDING:
THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-23)
THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (The containerized freight traffic handled by Canada's ports)

APPEARING:

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

On Bill C-23:

The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, P.C., M.P.,
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

On Bill S-221:

Transport Canada:

William (Bill) Nash, Director General, Marine Safety;

Victor M. Santos-Pedro, Director, Design, Equipment and Boating Safety.

National Marine Manufacturers Association:

Sara Anghel, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Affairs.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

On Bill C-23:

Transport Canada:

Janet Kavanagh, Director, Port Policy;

Philippe De Granpré, Legal Counsel.

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, Tkachuk, 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 Fairbairn, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (June 3, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mercer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C. (June 4, 2008).