THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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[English]

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of November 25, 2021, the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, and with videoconference at 6:30 p.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Leo Housakos, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Dasko, Housakos, Quinn and Simons (4).

Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Cormier, Dawson, Galvez, Klyne, Manning, Miville-Dechêne and Sorensen (7).

Participating in the meeting: François Michaud and Ericka Dupont, procedural clerks, Brigitte Martineau and Elda Donnelly, administrative assistants, Committees Directorate; Khamla Heminthavong and Jed Chong, 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):

Environment and Climate Change Canada:

Douglas Nevison, Assistant Deputy Minister, Climate Change Branch;

John Moffet, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada:

Susan Hart, Director General, Spectrum Management Operations Branch;

Marc-André Rochon, Senior Director, Spectrum Management Operations Branch;

Wen Kwan, Senior Director, Information and Communications Technology Resilience;

Martin Proulx, Director General, Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector;

Andre Arbour, Director General, Telecommunications and Internet Policy Branch.

Douglas Nevison made a statement and, together with John Moffet, answered questions.

At 7:30 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 7:31 p.m., the committee resumed.

Susan Hart made a statement and, together with Marc-André Rochon, Martin Proulx and Andre Arbour, answered questions.

At 8:20 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Vincent Labrosse

Clerk of the Committee