THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:02 a.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Leo Housakos, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cardozo, Clement, Dasko, Housakos, Miville-Dechêne, Quinn, Richards and Simons (8).

Participating in the meeting: Jed Chong and Khamla Heminthavong, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022, the committee continued its study on the impacts of climate change on critical infrastructure in the transportation and communications sectors and the consequential impacts on their interdependencies.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants:

Dale Muir, Principal Hydrotechnical Engineer;

Derek Ray, Principal Geomorphologist.

Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium:

Xuebin Zhang, Director.

Clear Seas:

Paul Blomerus, Executive Director.

As an individual:

Amy Kim, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia.

Derek Ray and Xuebin Zhang each made a statement and, together with Dale Muir, answered questions.

At 10:01 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:09 a.m., the committee resumed.

Paul Blomerus and Amy Kim each made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:39 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Angus Wilson

Clerk of the Committee