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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 114
Thursday, May 9, 2024, 11:05 a.m. to 1:02 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Peter Schiefke, Chair (Liberal)

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• Terry Sheehan for Annie Koutrakis (Liberal)
• Ryan Williams for Scot Davidson (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Geneviève Gosselin, Analyst
• Alexandre Lafrenière, Analyst
State of Airline Competition in Canada
As an individual
• Dr. Barry Prentice, Professor, Transport Institute, University of Manitoba
Competition Bureau Canada
• Melissa Fisher, Deputy Commissioner, Mergers Directorate
• Bradley Callaghan, Associate Deputy Commissioner, Policy, Planning and Advocacy Directorate
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
• John Lawford, Executive Director and General Counsel
• Myka Kollmann, Articling Student
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the committee resumed its study of the state of airline competition in Canada.

Melissa Fisher made a statement and, with Bradley Callaghan, answered questions.

At 12:06 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:12 p.m., the sitting resumed.

John Lawford, Myka Kollmann and Barry Prentice made statements and answered questions.

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

Motion

Leslyn Lewis moved, — Given that,

(a) Sustainable Development Technology Canada, a one billion dollar taxpayer fund, is under investigation by the Auditor General of Canada and the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner;

(b) A former director of the fund, Andrée-Lise Méthot, helped to send multiple companies in which she has a financial interest millions of dollars, and despite this the government appointed her as a director to the Canada Infrastructure Bank.

The committee hear testimony from the following witnesses for no less than two hours each: the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc; the Chief Executive Officer of Canada Infrastructure Bank, Ehren Cory; officials from the Senior Personnel Secretariat in the Privy Council Office; Founder and Managing Partner of Cycle Capital, Andrée-Lise Méthot.

Debate arose thereon.

Motion

Vance Badawey moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Taylor Bachrach, Vance Badawey, Andy Fillmore, Angelo Iacono, Churence Rogers, Terry Sheehan — 6;

NAYS: Xavier Barsalou-Duval, Leslyn Lewis, Dan Muys, Mark Strahl, Ryan Williams — 5.

State of Airline Competition in Canada
As an individual
• Dr. Barry Prentice, Professor, Transport Institute, University of Manitoba
Competition Bureau Canada
• Melissa Fisher, Deputy Commissioner, Mergers Directorate
• Bradley Callaghan, Associate Deputy Commissioner, Policy, Planning and Advocacy Directorate
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
• John Lawford, Executive Director and General Counsel
• Myka Kollmann, Articling Student
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the committee resumed its study of the state of airline competition in Canada.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 12:49 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:53 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 1:02 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Carine Grand-Jean
Clerk of the committee