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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 14
Tuesday, May 8, 2001
The Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations met at 9:00 a.m. this day, in Room 705, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Ovid Jackson, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Larry Bagnell, Bev Desjarlais, Brian Fitzpatrick, Jay Hill, Ovid Jackson, Mario Laframboise, Serge Marcil, Marcel Proulx, Alex Shepherd, Brent St. Denis, Paul Szabo, Tony Tirabassi.
Other Members present: Stan Keyes.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: John Christopher; June Dewetering, researchers.
Appearing: From the Department of Transport: The Hon. David Collenette, Minister.
Witnesses: Round Table 1: From the Canadian Transportation Agency: Bruce Hood, Air Travel Complaints Commissioner; Marian Robson, Chairperson; Claude Jacques, Legal Counsel, Legal Services Directorate; Gavin N. Currie, Director General. Round Table 2: As Individual: Debra Ward, Independent Transition Observer Air Restructuring. Round Table 3: From the Department of Industry: Konrad von Finckenstein, Commissioner of Competition, Competition Act, Competition Bureau; Madeleine Dussault, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau; David McAllister, Senior Competition Law Officer, Competition Bureau. Round Table 4: As Individual: Robert McInnis, Representative of Former Canadian Airline Pilots; From the Canadian Airline Pilots Association: Kent Hardisty, President; From the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in Canada: Louis Erlichman, Representative of the Canadian Research Director; From the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW): Gary Fane, Representative of the Director of Transportation; From the Air Canada Pilots Association: Don Johnson, President. Round Table 5: From the Association of Canadian Travel Agents: Randall M. Williams, President; From the Public Interest Advocacy Centre: Michael Janigan, Executive Director and General Counsel; From Transport 2000 Canada: Harry Gow; From the Air Transport Association of Canada: J. Clifford Mackay, President and Chief Executive Officer; From the Coalition of Concerned Airport Users: Neil Raynor, Executive Director, Canadian Airports Council. Round Table 6: The Hon. David Collenette, Minister of Transport; From the Department of Transport: Margaret Bloodworth, Deputy Minister; Louis Ranger, Associate Deputy Minister; Valérie Dufour, Director General - Air Policy; Jacques E. Pigeon, General Counsel - Legal Services; Eric Mainville, Senior Policy Analyst. Round Table 7: From the WestJet Airlines: Mark Hill, Vice-President Strategic Planning. Round Table 8: From the Air Canada: Calin Rovinescu, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy; Stephen Markey, Vice President, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs; From the Skyservice Inc.: Russell Payson, Chairman, CEO and President of Skyservice.
In accordance with Standing Order 108(2), the committee began its review of the current state of airline operations in Canada.
The witnesses made presentations and answered questions.
At 10:11 a.m. the meeting was suspended.
At 10:13 a.m. the meeting was resumed.
At 11:11 a.m. the meeting was suspended.
At 11:15 a.m. the meeting was resumed.
At 12:12 p.m. the meeting was suspended.
At 12:14 p.m. the meeting was resumed.
At 1:15 a.m. the meeting was suspended.
At 3:28 p.m. the meeting was resumed.
At 4:32 p.m. the meeting was suspended.
At 4:33 p.m. the meeting was resumed.
At 5:19 p.m. the meeting was suspended.
At 7:01 p.m. the meeting was resumed.
At 9:04 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Paul Cardegna
Clerks of the Committee