Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 14 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 11, 2017

OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 11, 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, Eggleton, P.C., Greene, Griffin, MacDonald, Mercer, Runciman and Saint-Germain (11).

In attendance: Jed Chong, Analyst, 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 examination of the regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)

WITNESSES:

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP:

Kevin LaRoche, Lawyer and Partner;

Robert Love, Lawyer and Partner.

As an individual:

David Ticoll, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. LaRoche and Mr. Love made statements and answered questions.

At 10:30 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:33 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Ticoll made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:13 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:14 a.m., the committee resumed in camera, pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), to consider a draft agenda (future business).

It was agreed that senators' staff be permitted to remain in the room.

At 11:18 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Victor Senna

Clerk of the Committee