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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 28, 2014

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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[English]

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

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Dawson, Demers, Eggleton, P.C., Furey, Greene, Housakos, MacDonald, Plett and Verner, P.C. (10).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (1).

In attendance: Terrence Thomas, Dara Lithwick and Alexandre Lavoie, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Mona Ishack, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, May 8, 2014, the committee began its consideration of the Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.

APPEARING:

The Honourable James Moore, P.C., M.P., Minister of Industry.

WITNESSES:

Industry Canada:

John Knubley, Deputy Minister;

Lawrence Hanson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications.

The minister made a statement and, together with Mr. Hanson and Mr. Knubley, answered questions.

At 7:38 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 7:44 p.m., the committee resumed and pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, the committee continued its consideration of the subject-matter of those elements contained in Divisions 15, 16 and 28 of Part 6 of Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 6.)

City of Longueuil:

Caroline St-Hilaire, Mayor.

City of Montreal:

The Honourable Denis Coderre, P.C., Mayor.

Mr. Coderre and Ms. St-Hilaire each made a statement and together answered questions.

At 8:50 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee

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