Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 5 - Evidence, September 19, 2016 - Afternoon

EDMONTON, Monday, September 19, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 1:31 p.m., in the Quartz Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Matrix Hotel, the deputy chair, the Honourable Michael L. MacDonald, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Black, MacDonald, Mercer and Unger (4).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Mitchell (1).

In attendance: Jed Chong, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Tony Spears, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.

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. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)

WITNESSES:

Capital Region Board:

Malcolm Bruce, Chief Executive Officer;

Neal Sarnecki, Regional Project Manager.

City of Red Deer:

Her Worship Tara Veer, Mayor.

Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association:

Her Worship Gale Katchur, Vice-Chair and Mayor, City of Fort Saskatchewan;

Pam Cholak, Director of Stakeholder Relations;

Lori Mills, Energy Liaison, Strathcona County.

Alberta Alaska Rail Development Corporation:

John Falcetta, President;

Carol Anne Hilton, Aboriginal Engagement;

Ainjil Hunt, Aboriginal Engagement.

The Usand Group:

Blaine Knott, Regional Representative.

Mr. Bruce made statements and answered questions.

At 2:23 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:32 p.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Veer and Ms. Cholak made statements and, together with Ms. Katchur and Ms. Mills, answered questions.

At 3:39 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:48 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Falcetta and Ms. Hilton made statements and answered questions.

At 4:31 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee