Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 34 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 8, 2018

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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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 deputy chair, the Honourable Patricia Bovey, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Black (Alberta), Boisvenu, Bovey, Dawson, Gagné, Galvez, MacDonald, Mercer, Plett and Sinclair (10).

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

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 Tuesday, April 24, 2018, the committee continued its consideration of Bill S-245, An Act to declare the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada.

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Jack Mintz, President's Fellow at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy (by video conference);

Dwight Newman, Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights in Constitutional and International Law, University of Saskatchewan (by video conference).

C.D. Howe Institute:

Benjamin Dachis, Associate Director of Research.

The deputy chair made a statement.

Mr. Dachis and Mr. Mintz made statements and answered questions.

At 10:18 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:22 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Newman made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:57 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Victor Senna
Clerk of the Committee