THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, March 30, 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 6:34 p.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Leo Housakos, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Housakos, Miville-Dechêne and Simons (3).

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

Participating in the meeting: Shaila Anwar, Clerk Assistant, François Michaud, Procedural Clerk, 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):

Council of Canadian Academies:

Jérôme Marty, Project Director.

Canada West Foundation:

John Law, Senior Fellow.

Jérôme Marty and John Law each made a statement and answered questions.

At 8:28 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Ericka Dupont

Acting Clerk of the Committee