Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 2 - Third Report of the Committee

Thursday, May 7, 2009

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to present its

THIRD REPORT

Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, April 28, 2009, examined the said Bill and now reports the same with the following amendment:

Page 26, clause 29: Add after line 36 the following:

"(4) The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications or, if there is not a Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, the appropriate committee of the Senate may review any regulations made under this Act, either on its own initiative or on receiving a written complaint regarding a specific safety concern. The committee may hold public hearings and may table its report on its review in the Senate.''

Respectfully submitted,

LISE BACON

Chair