Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 7 - Minutes of Proceedings - October 17, 2016

MONTREAL, Monday, October 17, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 1:29 p.m., in room Opus II, Mezzanine Level, Delta Montreal, the acting chair, the Honourable Terry Mercer, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Doyle, Mercer and Smith (4).

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

In attendance: Jed Chong, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament, Sonia Noreau, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate; Daniel Charbonneau, Procedural Clerk, Senate Committee 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:

Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec:

David Laureti, Director, Strategy and Economic Affairs;

Stéphane Forget, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal:

Michel Leblanc, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Michelle LLambias Meunier, Director, Corporate Affairs and Community Relations.

Mr. Forget made a statement and, together with Mr. Laureti, answered questions.

At 2:16 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:26 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Leblanc made a statement answered questions.

At 2:57 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Victor Senna

Clerk of the Committee