Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 9 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 30, 2016

OTTAWA, Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met in camera this day at 6:47 p.m., in room 257, East Block, 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 and Runciman (7).

In attendance: Nicole Sweeney and Jed Chong, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Victor Senna, Procedural Clerk, Senate Committees Directorate.

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.)

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft report.

It was agreed that the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

It was agreed that the Honourable Senators MacDonald and Mercer be empowered to approve the final version of the report taking into consideration this meeting's discussion and with any necessary editorial, grammatical and translation changes required.

At 7:19 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Barbara Reynolds

Clerk of the Committee