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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 11
Thursday, April 26, 2001
The Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations met at 11:10 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Ovid Jackson, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Larry Bagnell, Andy Burton, Jay Hill, Ovid Jackson, Mario Laframboise, Ghislain Lebel, Dominic LeBlanc, Serge Marcil, Marcel Proulx, Alex Shepherd, Brent St. Denis, Paul Szabo.
Acting Members present: Dale Johnston for Brian Fitzpatrick
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: John Christopher; Grant Purves, researchers.
Appearing: From the Public Works and Government Services Canada: Alfonso L. Gagliano, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Witnesses: From the Canada Post Corporation: The Hon. André Ouellet, President and Chief Executive Officer. From the Public Works and Government Services Canada: Janice Cochrane, Deputy Minister; Jane Billings, Assistant Deputy Minister, Supply Operations Service Branch, Public Works and Government Services Canada. From the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: Jean-Claude Villiard, President and Chief Executive Officer. From the Canada Information Office: Marc Lafrenière, Executive Director.
The Order of Reference dated Tuesday February 27, 2001, was read as follows:
Ordered: - That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002, laid upon the table earlier today, be referred to the several Standing Committees of the House, as follows:
(16) to the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations
-Public Works and Government Services, Votes 1, 5, 10, 20 and 25
Minister Gagliano made a presentation and answered questions.
At 11:38 a.m., Jay Hill took the chair.
Andy Burton sought unanimous consent to move: - "That this Committee form a sub-Committee to review government contracting processes and procedures"
Unanimous consent was denied.
Mario Laframboise moved:
"WHEREAS concern was raised about the safety of the locks in the St Lawrence Seaway in the report of October 17, 2000, by Coroner J. Roger Laberge, I therefore move:
THAT the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations meet no later than May 18, 2001, to hear in particular from the following witnesses:
Mr Pierre Gauthier, President of Local 4320 of the CAW – Québec;
Mr Stéphane O’Brien, of Local 4320 of the CAW – Québec;
Mr Michel Drolet, Vice-President (Operations) of the St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation;
Mr Alain Messier, of Public Works Canada."
And debate arose thereon.
The question being put, the motion was negatived by the following division:
YEAS:
Andy Burton
Dale Johnston
Mario Laframboise
-- 3
NAYS:
Larry Bagnell
Dominic Leblanc
Marcel Proulx
Alex Shepherd
Brent St. Denis
Paul Szabo
-- 6
At 1:10 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair
Paul Cardegna
Clerk of the Committee