Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 2 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 19, 2016

OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 19, 2016
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[Translation]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:30 a.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Dennis Dawson, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beyak, Black, Dawson, Doyle, Eggleton, P.C., Greene, Runciman and Unger (8).

In attendance: Allison Padova, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, the committee continued its 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.

WITNESSES:

Fraser Institute:

Kenneth Green, Senior Director of Natural Resource Studies (by video conference).

C.D. Howe Institute:

Benjamin Dachis, Associate Director of Research.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Greene and Mr. Dachis made statements and answered questions.

At 10:27 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee