Proceedings of the Subcommittee on
Transportation Safety

Issue 1 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, October 29, 1997:

The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by Senator Maheu:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications be authorized to examine and make recommendations upon the state of transportation safety and security in Canada and to complete a comparative review of technical issues and legal and regulatory structures with a view to ensuring that transportation safety and security in Canada are of such high quality as to meet the needs of Canada and Canadians in the twenty-first century;

That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject and the work accomplished during the Second Session of the Thirty-fifth Parliament be referred to the committee;

That the committee be authorized to permit coverage by electronic media of its public proceedings with the least possible disruption of its hearings; and

That the committee present its final report no later than December 31, 1998.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate