Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 5 - Minutes of Proceedings - September 22, 2016 (afternoon)

VANCOUVER, Thursday, September 22, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 1:20 p.m., in room 1200/1300, Segal Building, Simon Fraser University, the deputy chair, the Honourable Michael L. MacDonald presiding.

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

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:

International Union of Operating Engineers:

Patrick Campbell, International Representative.

Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping:

Richard Wiefelspuett, Executive Director.

District of Kitimat:

Phil Germuth, Mayor.

Mr. Campbell and Mr. Wiefelspuett made statements and answered questions.

At 2:37 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:45 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Germuth made a statement and answered questions.

At 3:13 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee