Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 56 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 4, 2019

OTTAWA, Tuesday, June 4, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:30 a.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable David Tkachuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Busson, Cormier, Dawson, Gagné, Galvez, MacDonald, Manning, Miville-Dechêne, Neufeld, Simons and Tkachuk (12).

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

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 Thursday, May 2, 2019, the committee continued its examination of the subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part 4, and in Subdivision I of Division 9 of Part 4 of Bill C-97, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019 and other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 55.)

WITNESSES:

Chamber of Marine Commerce:

Bruce Burrows, President.

Canadian Marine Pilots' Association:

Tristan K.-Laflamme, Executive Director and General Counsel.

Corporation des pilotes du St-Laurent central:

Alain Arseneault, President and Marine Pilot.

British Columbia Coast Pilots Ltd.:

Roy Haakonson, President (Licensed Pilot).

Shipping Federation of Canada:

Michael Broad, President (by video conference).

National Airlines Council of Canada:

Massimo Bergamini, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Canadian Airports Council:

Daniel-Robert Gooch, President.

Hope Air:

Doug Keller-Hobson, Chief Executive Officer.

Air Transport Association of Canada:

John McKenna, President and Chief Executive Officer.

NAV CANADA:

Andrew Norgaard, Vice President of Communications.

The Honourable Senator MacDonald raised a point of order concerning the wording of the seventeenth report of the committee.

After debate, the chair ruled that the point of order was valid.

The Honourable Senator Dawson appealed the chair's ruling.

The question being put on whether the chair's ruling shall be sustained, it was negatived on the following vote:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, MacDonald, Manning, Neufeld, Tkachuk — 5

NAYS

The Honourable Senators Busson, Cormier, Dawson, Gagné, Galvez, Miville-Dechêne, Simons — 7

ABSTENTIONS

Nil

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Broad, Mr. Burrows, Mr. K.-Laflamme, Mr. Arseneault and Mr. Haakonson made statements and answered questions.

At 10:38 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:40 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Bergamini, Mr. Gooch, Mr. Keller-Hobson, Mr. McKenna and Mr. Norgaard made statements and answered questions.

At 11:29 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:30 a.m., the committee, pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), resumed in camera to consider a draft report.

It was agreed that the committee allow the transcription of today's in camera meeting, that one copy be kept with the clerk of the committee for consultation by committee members or staff present, and that the transcript be destroyed by the clerk when authorized to do so by the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, but no later than at the end of the parliamentary session.

At 11:35 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Joëlle Nadeau
Clerk of the Committee