Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16

Chair: The Honourable DENNIS DAWSON

Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Issue No. 3

Sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh 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

Second meeting:

Study on the regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles

Second meeting:

Study on emerging issues related to its mandate and ministerial mandate letters

• Minutes of Proceedings, May 3, 2016
• Minutes of Proceedings, May 4, 2016
• Minutes of Proceedings, May 10, 2016
• Minutes of Proceedings, May 11, 2016
• Minutes of Proceedings, May 17, 2016
• Minutes of Proceedings, May 18, 2016
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 3, 2016
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 4, 2016
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 10, 2016
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 11, 2016
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 17, 2016
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 18, 2016

APPEARING

The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, P.C., M.P., Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

WITNESSES

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Canadian Energy Pipeline Association:

Chris Bloomer, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Railway Association of Canada:

Michael Bourque, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Canadian Pacific Railway:

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

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers:

Alex Ferguson, Vice President, Policy and Performance.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Canadian Environmental Law Association:

Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director and Counsel.

As an individual:

Bruce Campbell, Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Office of the Auditor General of Canada:

Julie Gelfand, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development; and

Kimberley Leach, Principal.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Safe Rail Communities:

Eleni Helen Vassilakos, co-founder (by video conference); and

Patricia Yeun Yee Lai, co-founder (by video conference).

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Dennis Dawson, Chair

The Honourable Michael L. MacDonald, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

        Andreychuk, Boisvenu, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Doyle, Eggleton, P.C., Greene, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Manning, Mercer, Plett, Runciman

*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 Andreychuk replaced the Honourable Senator Unger (May 17, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Black (May 17, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Unger replaced the Honourable Senator Ngo (May 17, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Ngo replaced the Honourable Senator Unger (May 16, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Black replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (April 21, 2016).