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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009

Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Issue No. 2

Second meeting on:

The study on the emerging issues related to its communications mandate and to report on the wireless sector

First and second meetings on:

Bill S-220, An Act respecting commercial electronic messages

First and (final) meeting on:

Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992

INCLUDING:
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-9)

APPEARING:

The Honourable John Baird, P.C., M.P., Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Brian Jean, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission:

John Traversy, Executive Director, Telecommunications;

Michel Murray, Acting Director, Decisions and Operations, Telecommunications;

Bill Mason, Manager, Competition Implementation and Technology;

Steve Malowany, Manager, Financial and Technical Reports.

Tuesday April 28, 2009

Senate of Canada:

The Honourable Senator Yoine Goldstein, Sponsor of the Bill.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Industry Canada:

Helen McDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications;

Richard Simpson, Director General, Electronic Commerce Branch, Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications;

André Leduc, Senior Security Policy Analyst, Electronic Commerce Branch, Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications Sector.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Transport Canada:

Peter Coyles, Special Advisor to the Director General, Operations, Transportation of Dangerous Goods;

Marie-France Dagenais, Director General, Transportation of Dangerous Goods.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair

The Honourable Janis G. Johnson, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Cochrane, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dawson, Eyton, Fox, P.C., Housakos, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mercer, Merchant, Wallace, 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 Honourable Senator Fox, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Pépin (April 28, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Pépin replaced the Honourable Senator Fox, P.C. (April 27, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Eyton replaced the Honourable Senator Meighen (April 23, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Meighen replaced the Honourable Senator Eyton (April 21, 2009).