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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011

Chair: The Honourable DENNIS DAWSON

Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Issue No. 4

First, second and third meetings on:
Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to the Canada Transportation Act

INCLUDING:
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to the Canada Transportation Act)

APPEARING

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The Honourable Denis Lebel, P.C., M.P., Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

WITNESSES

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Transport Canada:

Luc Bourdon, Director General, Rail Safety;

Carla White-Taylor, Director, Rail Safety Secretariat.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Railway Association of Canada:

Cliff MacKay, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Canadian National:

John Orr, Vice-President, Chief Safety and Sustainability Officer.

Canadian Pacific:

Glen Wilson, Vice-President, Safety, Environment and Regulatory Affairs.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Teamsters Canada:

Phil Benson, Lobbyist;

R. D. Smith, National Legislative Director, Teamsters Canada Rail Conference;

William Brehl, President, Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, Maintenance of the Way Employees Division.

City of Ottawa:

Robert Shouldice, Legal Counsel.

Transport Action Canada:

David Jeanes, President.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Dennis Dawson, Chair

The Honourable Stephen Greene, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Boisvenu, Cochrane, *Cowan (or Tardif), Eaton, Fox, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), MacDonald, Martin, Mercer, Merchant, Verner, P.C., 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 Mercer replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (November 24, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Mercer (November 23, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (November 22, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (November 22, 2011).

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