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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 14
 
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
 

The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities met in a televised session at 3:34 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Merv C. Tweed, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Dennis Bevington, Lois Brown, Sukh Dhaliwal, Roger Gaudet, Candice Hoeppner, Brian Jean, Gerard Kennedy, Mario Laframboise, Colin Mayes, Merv C. Tweed, Hon. Joseph Volpe and Jeff Watson.

 

Acting Members present: David Sweet for Candice Hoeppner.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: John Christopher, Analyst.

 

Appearing: Hon. John Baird, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; Hon. Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport).

 

Witnesses: Infrastructure Canada: David Cluff, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Branch and Chief Financial Officer; John Forster, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Communications Branch. Department of Transport: Marc Grégoire, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security; André Morency, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services; Louis Ranger, Deputy Minister, Deputy Minister's Office.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the Committee commenced consideration of the Main Estimates 2009-2010: Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 and 75 under TRANSPORT referred to the Committee on Thursday, February 26, 2009.
 

Hon. John Baird and Hon. Rob Merrifield made statements and, along with Louis Ranger, answered questions.

 

At 5:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:08 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

At 5:15 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Maxime Ricard
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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