Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 6 - Minutes of Proceedings - September 27, 2016

OTTAWA, Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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[English]

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

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Black, Boisvenu, Doyle, Eggleton, P.C., Greene, MacDonald, Mercer and Unger (8).

In attendance: Jed Chong and Nicole Sweeny, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, 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. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)

WITNESS:

Frontier Centre for Public Policy:

Ross McKitrick, Energy Chair.

Mr. McKitrick made a statement and answered questions.

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

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee