Subject matter of Bill C-44, An Act for making the system of Canadian ports competitive, efficient and commercially oriented, providing for the establishing of port authorities and the divesting of certain harbours and ports, for the commercialization of the St. Lawrence Seaway and ferry services and other matters related to maritime trade and transport and amending the Pilotage Act and amending and repealing other Acts as a consequence
WITNESSES:
Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia:
Ron Cartwright, President;
Anthony Roper, Vice-President.
Corporation of the Municipality of Delta:
David Kalinovich, Director, Parks and Recreation.
Council of Mayors of the Fraser River Harbour Commission:
Greg Halsey-Brandt, Chairperson.
Fraser River Pilots Association:
Captain Bill Burnett.
Greater Vancouver Regional District Board of Directors:
Greg Halsey-Brandt, Mayor of Richmond and Chairperson, Council of Mayors of the Fraser River Harbour Commission;
Betty Toporowski, Mayor of New Westminster; Chairperson, Intergovernment and Communications Committee; Chairperson, Marine Policy Task Force, Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
Greater Vancouver Regional District Strategic Planning Committee::
John Northey, Mayor of Port Moody; Chairperson.
Individual Presentation:
Ted Ciunyk.
Mayor of Surrey, British Columbia:
Bob Bose.
Ministry of the Attorney General, British Columbia:
Barbara Murphy, Policy Researcher.
Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd.:
Tony Nardi;
John T. Willcox, President and Chief Executive Officer.
North Fraser Harbour Commission:
George Colguhoun, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer;
Ken Maddison, Chairman.
Prince Rupert Port Corporation:
Donald H. Krusel, President and Chief Executive Officer;
Rhoda Witherly, Vice-Chair.
Vancouver Police Department:
Ken Higgins, Deputy Chief.
Vancouver Port Corporation:
Ron Longstaffe, Chair;
Linda Morris, Director of Public Affairs;
Captain Norman Stark, President and Chief Executive Officer.