THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Tuesday, February 3, 2026
(18)
[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9 a.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Larry W. Smith, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Arnold, Aucoin, Cormier, Dasko, Lewis, Miville-Dechêne, Mohamed, Quinn, Simons, Smith and Wilson (11).
Participating in the meeting: Geneviève Gosselin, Analyst, Library of Parliament.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 1, 2, 24, 28 and 29 of Part 5 of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025. (Topic: Division 2 of Part 5)
WITNESSES:
Canada Post:
Carrie Chisholm, Vice-President, Product Management and Customer Experience.
Public Service and Procurement Canada:
Lorenzo Ieraci, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Planning and Communications.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business:
Jasmin Guénette, Vice-President, National Affairs;
Christina Santini, Director, National Affairs.
Canadian National Institute for the Blind:
Jen Goulden, Representative and Chair, Braille Authority of North America.
Canadian Urban Libraries Council:
Mary Chevreau, Executive Director.
As an individual:
Marvin Ryder, Associate Professor, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, McMaster University (by videoconference).
Carrie Chisholm and Lorenzo Ieraci each made a statement and answered questions.
At 9:56 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10:05 a.m., the committee resumed.
Jasmin Guénette, Christina Santini, Jen Goulden, Mary Chevreau and Marvin Ryder each made a statement and answered questions.
At 10:57 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Andrea Mugny
Clerk of the Committee