Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 21 - Minutes of Proceedings - September 20, 2017

OTTAWA, Wednesday, September 20, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 6:45 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Dennis Dawson, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Bovey, Dawson, Eggleton, P.C., Griffin, MacDonald, Mercer and Saint-Germain (8).

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 Wednesday, March 9, 2016, the committee continued its examination of the regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)

WITNESSES:

Canadian Trucking Alliance:

Marco Beghetto, Vice President, Communications and New Media.

Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association:

Jean-Marc Picard, Executive Director.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Beghetto made a statement and answered questions.

At 7:42 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 7:52 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Picard made a statement and answered questions.

At 8:30 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Victor Senna

Clerk of the committee