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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 94
Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 7:32 p.m. to 9:21 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Peter Schiefke, Chair (Liberal)

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House of Commons
• Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Geneviève Gosselin, Analyst
• Alexandre Lafrenière, Analyst
Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Department of Transport
• Sonya Read, Director General, Marine Policy
• Heather Moriarty, Director, Ports Policy
• Rachel Heft, Manager and Senior Counsel, Transport and Infrastructure Legal Services
• Amy Kaufman, Counsel
Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, September 26, 2023, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.

The witnesses answered questions.

The committee resumed its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

The committee resumed clause-by-clause consideration on Clause 120 of the Bill.

The committee resumed consideration of the amendment of Xavier Barsalou-Duval, — That Bill C-33, in Clause 120, be amended by adding after line 30 on page 77 the following:

“(3) Section 62 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) Regulations made under paragraph (1)(a) must prohibit the loading and unloading of thermal coal to and from ships in a port.”

Alistair MacGregor moved, — That the amendment be amended by replacing the text of the amendment with the following:

“(1.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the prohibition, by December 31, 2029, of the loading and unloading of thermal coal to and from ships in a port.

(1.2) If no regulations are made under subsection (1.1) within 48 months after the day on which this section comes into force the Minister must cause a report stating the reasons that no such regulations have been made and establishing a schedule for making regulations to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 10 days on which that House is sitting after the expiry of that 48-month period.”.

At 8:08 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 8:12 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

Debate arose thereon.

At 9:17 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:20 p.m., the sitting resumed.

At 9:21 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Carine Grand-Jean
Clerk of the committee