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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 43
 
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities met at 8:48 a.m. this day, in Room 228, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Merv Tweed, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mark Adler, Robert Aubin, Olivia Chow, Hon. Denis Coderre, Ed Holder, Isabelle Morin, Pierre Poilievre, Blake Richards, Lawrence Toet, Merv Tweed and Jeff Watson.

 

Acting Members present: Fin Donnelly for Mike Sullivan.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Allison Padova, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Railway Association of Canada: Michael Bourque, President and Chief Executive Officer; Mike Lowenger, Vice-President, Operations and Regulatory Affairs. Canadian Pacific Railway: Mike Roney, General Manager, Technical Standards. Canadian National Railway Company: Dwight Tays, Chief, Engineering Technology. National Steel Car Limited: Gregory James Aziz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Michael Hugh Nicholson, Executive Vice-President, Marketing, Sales and Quality; Peter Leigh Scott, Regional Vice-President, Marketing and Sales.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on September 26, 2011, the Committee resumed its study of Innovative Transportation Technologies.
 

Michael Bourque, Mike Roney and Dwight Tays made statements and, with Mike Lowenger, answered questions.

 

At 9:57 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:01 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Gregory James Aziz and Michael Hugh Nicholson made statements and, with Peter Leigh Scott, answered questions.

 

At 10:47 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Alexandre Roger
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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