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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
(Meeting No. 31)
Tuesday, April 21, 1998
The Standing Committee on Industry met at 8:38 o’clock a.m., this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Susan Whelan, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Eugène Bellemare, Antoine Dubé, Tony Ianno, Jim Jones, Walt Lastewka, Eric Lowther, Ian Murray, Jim Pankiw, Janko Peric, Werner Schmidt, Alex Shepherd and Susan Whelan.
In attendance: From the Committees and Legislative Services: Martine Bresson, Committee Clerk. From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Daniel Brassard, Antony Jackson and Nathalie Pothier, Research Officers. From Special Joint Committee: Martine Bresson.
Witnesses: From the Atomic Energy Control Board: Kurt Asmis, Director; N. Anani, Head, Instrumentation Control Electrical Group, Safety Evaluation Division (Engineering). From Ottawa Hydro: Peter Liu. From the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.: Dr. David Torgerson, Vice-President, Research & Product; Basma Shalaby, Acting Chief Engineer. From Ontario Hydro: Ted Clark, Vice-President, Year 2000 Project; David Kwan, Project Manager, Year 2000, Ontario Hydro Nuclear. From the Canadian Gas Association: Kathryn Moore, Manager, Government Relations; George Barnhart, Director. From the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers: Greg Stringham, Vice-President, Markets & Fiscal Policy. From the National Energy Board: John McCarthy, Business Leader, Operations; Paul Trudel, Team Leader, Pipeline Integrity. From the Air Transport Association of Canada: Clifford J. Mackay, President & CEO; Jean-Paul Bourgeois, Director, Enterprise Systems, Air Canada; Janice Robinson, Project Director - Year 2000, Air Canada; Ric Bentkowski, Manager, Year 2000 Project, Canadian Airlines International Ltd. From Nav Canada: Sid Kosow, Vice-President, Engineering; David C. Honkanen, Year 2000 Project Manager. From the Department of Fisheries and Oceans - Coast Guard: Michael A.H. Turner, Deputy Commissioner; Canadian Coast Guard; Jacques E. Clavelle, Director General, Technical and Operational Services Directorate; Fred Forbes, Director, CCG Year 2000 Implementation. From Canadian National: Fred Grigsby, Vice-President and Chief Information Officer; J.S. Bright, Director, Business Systems.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed a study on Information Technology: Preparedness for Year 2000.
Kurt Asmis from the Atomic Energy Control Board, David Torgerson from the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Ted Clark and David Kwan from Ontario Hydro, and Peter Liu from Ottawa Hydro each made a statement, and with the other witnesses from these organizations, answered questions.
At 10:00 o'clock a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 10:10 o'clock a.m., the sitting resumed.
John McCarthy from the National Energy Board, Greg Stringham from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and Kathryn Moore and George Barnhart from the Canadian Gas Association each made a statement and answered questions.
At 11:00 o'clock a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:08 o'clock a.m., the sitting resumed.
Clifford J. Mackay from the Air Transport Association of Canada and Sid Koslow from Nav Canada each made a statement and, with the other witnesses from these organizations, answered questions.
At 1:03 o'clock p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:08 o'clock p.m., the sitting resumed.
Michael A.H. Turner from the Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and Fred Grigsby from Canadian National each made a statement and, with the other witnesses from these organizations, answered questions.
At 2:09 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Susan Baldwin
Clerk of the Committee