Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 51 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 17, 2019 (afternoon meeting)

TERRACE, Wednesday, April 17, 2019
(137)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 1:03 p.m., in room Skeena, Best Western Terrace Inn, the chair, the Honourable David Tkachuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cormier, Dasko, Gagné, MacDonald, Miville- Dechêne, Patterson, Simons, Smith and Tkachuk (9).

In attendance: Jed Chong and Zackery Shaver, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Ben Silverman, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.

Also present: The official reporter of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 46.)

WITNESSES:

City of Dawson Creek:

Dale Bumstead, Mayor.

As an individual:

Ellis Ross, Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Skeena.

City of Fort St. John:

Lori Ackerman, Mayor.

District of Kitimat:

Philip Germuth, Mayor.

Chunih Consulting:

Martin Louie, President.

National Coalition of Chiefs:

Roy Jones Jr., Chief.

Wet'suwet'en Matrilineal Coalition:

Theresa Tait Day, President.

SkeenaWild Conservation Trust:

Greg Knox, Executive Director.

The North Matters:

Steven Simons.

Raincoast Conservation Foundation:

Kyle Artelle, Research Scientist.

Douglas Channel Watch:

Dave Shannon, P. Eng. retired.

HARBO Technologies Ltd.:

Colin Doylend, Senior Advisor (Canada).

International Ship-Owners Alliance of Canada Inc.:

Oscar de Gouveia Pinto, Director.

As an individual:

Stan Bowles, Director, Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Bumstead, Mr. Ross, Ms. Ackerman and Mr. Germuth made statements and answered questions.

At 2:03 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:07 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Louie, Mr. Jones and Ms. Day made statements and answered questions.

At 3:09 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:19 p.m., the committee resumed, the deputy chair, the Honourable Senator Miville-Dechêne, presiding.

Mr. Knox, Mr. Simons, Mr. Artelle and Mr. Shannon made statements and answered questions.

At 4:14 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 4:20 p.m., the committee resumed, the chair, the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, presiding.

Mr. Bowles, Mr. Doylend and Mr. Pinto made statements and answered questions.

At 5:16 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Joëlle Nadeau
Clerk of the Committee