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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 78

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 3:42 p.m. to 5:29 p.m.

Room 420, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Presiding

Hon. Judy A. Sgro, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Vance Badawey
Sean Fraser
Ken Hardie
Angelo Iacono
Hon. Judy A. Sgro
Gagan Sikand
Karen McCrimmon, Parliamentary Secretary — Non-Voting Member

Conservative

Acting Members present

• Sukh Dhaliwal for Gagan Sikand (Liberal)

• Fin Donnelly for Robert Aubin (NDP)

• Neil R. Ellis for Vance Badawey (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Zackery Shaver, Analyst

• Nicole Sweeney, Analyst

Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast

Witnesses

Chamber of Shipping

• Robert Lewis-Manning, President

Raincoast Conservation Foundation

• Misty MacDuffee, Biologist and Program Director, Wild Salmon Program

Friends of Wild Salmon

• Modestus Nobels, Interim Chair

West Coast Environmental Law Association

• Gavin Smith, Staff Counsel

Sierra Club of British Columbia

• Caitlyn Vernon, Campaigns Director

As an individual

• Robert Hage, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

• Andrew Leach, Associate Professor, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, October 4, 2017, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast.

Modestus Nobels, Caitlyn Vernon and Gavin Smith made statements and answered questions.

At 4:29 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Committee Business

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That the meeting of Thursday, November 9, 2017, be devoted to the study of the Supplementary Estimates (B) 2017-18 and that the Minister of Transport along with the Minister of Infrastructure, with their respective officials, be invited to appear.