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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 28 - Minutes of Proceedings - January 31, 2018

OTTAWA, Wednesday, January 31, 2018
(87)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 6:47 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the deputy chair, the Honourable Patricia Bovey, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Bovey, Cormier, Dawson, Gagné, Galvez, Griffin, MacDonald, Mercer, Mitchell and Plett (11).

In attendance: Jed Chong and Zackery Shaver, 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 Friday, December 8, 2017, the committee continued its consideration of Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and other Acts respecting transportation and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 27.)

WITNESSES:

Competition Bureau of Canada:

Melissa Fisher, Associate Deputy Commissioner, Mergers and Monopolistic Practices Branch;

Mike Hollingworth, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Mergers and Monopolistic Practices Branch.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada:

Mark Schaan, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch.

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:

Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:

Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch;

Katherine MacDonald, Executive Director, Policy Development and Analysis Directorate.

The deputy chair made a statement.

Mr. Schaan and Mr. Therrien made statements and, together with Ms. Fisher and Mr. Hollingworth, answered questions.

At 7:43 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 7:46 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Rosser made a statement and, together with Ms. MacDonald, answered questions.

At 8:22 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Victor Senna
Clerk of the Committee

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