Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16
Chair: The Honourable DENNIS DAWSON
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 (in camera)
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Issue No. 2
Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)
First, second, third, fourth and fifth meetings:
Study on the development of a strategy to facilitate the transport of crude oil to eastern Canadian refineries and to ports on the East and West coasts of Canada
First meeting:
Study on the regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles
INCLUDING:
THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special
study budget 2016-2017 — Conference on automated vehicles)
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special
study budget 2016-2017 — Transport of Crude Oil)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings, March 8, 2016 (in camera)
- Minutes of Proceedings, March 22, 2016
- Minutes of Proceedings, April 12, 2016
- Minutes of Proceedings, April 13, 2016
- Minutes of Proceedings, April 19, 2016
- Minutes of Proceedings, April 20, 2016
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 22, 2016
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, April 12, 2016
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, April 13, 2016
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, April 19, 2016
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, April 20, 2016
WITNESSES
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Macdonald-Laurier Institute:
Sean Speer, Senior Fellow.
As an individual:
Mike Cleland, Senior Fellow, Institute for Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
As individuals:
Geoffrey Hale, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Lethbridge;
Yale Belanger, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Lethbridge.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Fraser Institute:
Kenneth Green, Senior Director of Natural Resource Studies (by video conference).
C.D. Howe Institute:
Benjamin Dachis, Associate Director of Research.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP:
Alan Ross, Partner.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Dennis Dawson, Chair
The Honourable Michael L. MacDonald, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Boisvenu, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Doyle, Eggleton, P.C., Greene, *Harder, P.C., Mercer, Plett, Runciman, Tannas, Unger
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Black (April 20, 2016).
The Honourable Senator MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (April 19, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Beyak replaced the Honourable Senator MacDonald (April 18, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Ringuette was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (March 24, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Doyle was added to the membership (March 22, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Oh (March 8, 2016).
The Honourable Senator MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (March 8, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator MacDonald (March 4, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Oh replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (March 4, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Unger replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (February 17, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Black replaced the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (February 17, 2016).