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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 8
 
Thursday, December 13, 2007
 

The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities met at 9:03 a.m. this day, in Room 200, West Block, the Chair, Mervin Tweed, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Don H. Bell, Ed Fast, Brian Jean, Mario Laframboise, John Maloney, Brian Masse, Bev Shipley, Mervin Tweed, Jeff Watson and Paul Zed.

 

Acting Members present: Omar Alghabra for Hon. Joseph Volpe and Roger Gaudet for Robert Carrier.

 

In attendance: Parliamentary Information and Research Service: Allison Padova, Analyst.

 

Appearing: Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

 

Witnesses: Department of Transport: Louis Ranger, Deputy Minister, Deputy Head, Infrastructure Canada. Infrastructure Canada: David Cluff, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services Branch; Carol Beal, Assistant Deputy Minister, Program Operations Branch; John Forster, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Communications Branch.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motions adopted by the Committee on November 22, 2007, and on December 11, 2007, the Committee commenced its study of Canada's Infrastructure Program: The Building Canada Plan.
 

The Hon. Lawrence Cannon made a statement and, with Louis Ranger, answered questions.

 

At 10:02 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:05 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

At 10:06 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Bibiane Ouellette
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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