Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 56 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 5, 2019

OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 5, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met in camera this day at 6:47 p.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable David Tkachuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Cormier, Gagné, MacDonald, Manning, Simons and Tkachuk (7).

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.)

The committee considered 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 7 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 7:02 p.m., the committee resumed in public.

It was agreed that the draft report be adopted.

It was agreed that the chair table the final version of the report in the Senate.

At 7:03 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Joëlle Nadeau
Clerk of the Committee