Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 10 - Minutes of Proceedings - January 31, 2017

OTTAWA, Tuesday, January 31, 2017
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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 chair, the Honourable Dennis Dawson, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Bovey, Cormier, Dawson, Doyle, Eggleton, P.C., Forest, Griffin, Hartling, MacDonald, Mercer, Runciman, Saint-Germain and Unger (14).

In attendance: Jed Chong and Nicole Sweeney, 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.)

WITNESSES:

TransCanada:

Louis Bergeron, Vice-President, Quebec and New Brunswick, Energy East Pipeline;

John Van der Put, Vice-President, Stakeholder Safety and Emergency Response, Energy East Pipeline;

Gary Houston, Vice-President, Energy East Pipeline;

Penny Favel, Director, Indigenous Relations.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Bergeron made a statement and, together with Ms. Favel, Mr. Houston and Mr. Van der Put, answered questions.

At 10:34 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:39 a.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee resumed in camera to consider a draft agenda (future business).

It was agreed:

That, pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on December 7, 2016, the membership of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be increased by one non-voting member chosen from the senators who are not members of a recognized party, to be designated after the usual consultations.

The Honourable Senator MacDonald announced that the Honourable Senator Bovey would be the fourth member of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure.

The committee considered a draft agenda.

At 10:50 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Barbara Reynolds

Co-Clerk of the Committee

Victor Senna

Co-Clerk of the Committee