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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 42
Tuesday, December 4, 2001
The Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations met at 3:39 p.m. this day, in Room 701 La Promenade, the Chair, Ovid Jackson presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Reg Alcock, John Cannis, Joe Comuzzi, Bev Desjarlais, André Harvey, Ovid Jackson, Mario Laframboise, Val Meredith, Marcel Proulx, Alex Shepherd, Paul Szabo.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: John Christopher; June Dewetering, Researchers. From the Legislative Branch of the Committees Directorate: Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk; William Farrell, Procedural Clerk.
Witnesses: From the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: George Radwanski, Privacy Commissioner of Canada. From Transport Canada: John A. Read, Director General, Transport Dangerous Goods; William J.S. Elliott, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security Group; Sherill Besser, Senior Counsel, Legal Services.
The Committee resumed it study of Bill C-44, An
Act to amend the Aeronautics Act.
(See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, December 4, 2001, Meeting No.
41)
George Radwanski made an opening statement and answered questions.
André Harvey moved: - That the Committee proceed to clause by clause consideration of Bill C-44.
And debate arose thereon, the question being
put, it was agreed to by a show of hands: YEAS: 4 NAYS 3
On Clause 1,
André Harvey moved: - That Bill C-44, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 19 on page 1 with the following:
Restriction - government institutions
(2) No information provided under subsection (1) to a competent authority in a
foreign state may be collected from that foreign state by a government
institution, within the meaning of section 3 of the Privacy Act, unless it is
collected for the purpose of protecting national security or public safety or
for the purpose of defence, and any such information collected by the
government institution may be used or disclosed by it only for one or more of
those purposes.
Regulations
(3) The Governor in Council may make
William J.S. Elliott, John Read and Sherill Besser answered questions.
After debate, the question being put on the amendment it was carried.
Bev Desjarlais moved: - That Bill C-44, in Clause 1, be amended by adding after line 25 on page 1:
1. (1) For
purposes of section 4.83 of the Act and subject to subsection (2), the
information in Schedules I and II may be provided to a foreign state set out in
Schedule III.
(2) The information in Schedule II
may only be provided upon request by the competent authority of that state.
Schedule I
(Section 1)
1. The surname,
first name and initial or initials, if any, of each passenger or crew member.
2. The date of
birth of each passenger or crew member.
3. The citizenship
or nationality, or failing either of these, the country that issued travel
documents for the flight, of each passenger or crew member.
4. The gender of
each passenger or crew member.
5. The passport
number or, if the person does not have a passport, the number on the travel
document that identifies the person, of each passenger or crew member.
Schedule II
(Section 1)
1. The date on
which the passenger name record was created
2. A notation
that the passenger arrived at the departure gate with a ticket but without a
reservation for the flight.
3. The names of
the travel agency and travel agent that made the travel arrangements.
4. The date on
which the passenger’s ticket for the flight was issued.
5. A notation
that the passenger exchanged their ticket for the flight.
6. The date, if
any, by which the ticket for the flight had to be paid to avoid cancellation of
the reservation, or the date, if any, on which the request for a reservation
was queued from the operator of the aircraft to the ticketing office.
7. The number
assigned to the passenger’s ticket for the flight.
8. A notation
that the passenger’s ticket for the flight is a one-way ticket.
9. A notation
that the passenger’s ticket for the flight is a ticket that is valid for one
year and that is issued for travel between specified points with no dates or
flight numbers assigned.
10. The city or
country in which the travel included in the passenger name record begins.
11. The
itinerary cities, being all points where the passenger will embark or disembark.
12. The name of
the operator of the aircraft.
13. The name of
the operator of the aircraft over whose air routes all other segments of travel
included in the passenger name record are undertaken, including, for any of
those segments, the name of any operator of the aircraft other than the
operator of the aircraft that issued a ticket.
14. The code of
the operator of the aircraft and the identification number for the flight.
15. The
destination in the foreign state, being the point of turnaround, or a stopover
point where the stopover is longer than four hours if the final segment is
domestic and 24 hours if the final segment is international.
16. The travel
date for the flight.
17. Any seat
assignment on the flight that was selected for the passenger prior to
departure.
18. The number
of pieces of baggage checked by the person to be carried in the belly of the
aircraft on the flight.
19. The baggage
tag numbers.
20. The class of
service in respect of the flight.
21. Any stated seat
request in respect of the flight.
22. The
passenger name record number.
23. The phone
numbers of the passenger and, if applicable, the phone number of the travel
agency that made the travel arrangements.
24. The address
of the passenger and, if applicable, of the travel agency that made the travel
arrangements.
25. The manner
in which the ticket was paid for.
26. A notation
that the ticket was paid for by a person other than the passenger.
27. A notation
that there are gaps in the itinerary included in the passenger name record that
necessitate travel by an undetermined method.
28. Routing
information in respect of the travel included in the passenger name record,
being the departure and arrival points, codes of the operator of the aircraft,
stops and surface segments.
29. A notation
that the ticket is in electronic form and stored electronically in the
reservation system of the operator of the aircraft.
Schedule III
(Section 1)
1. United States
of America
COMING INTO FORCE
2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are
registered.
After debate thereon, the result of the vote was announced: YEAS: 4; NAYS 4
Whereupon the Chair voted in the negative.
Accordingly, the amendment was negatived.
Clause 1, as amended, carried.
The Title carried.
The Bill carried.
ORDERED: - That
the Chair report Bill C-44 with amendment to the House.
At, 5:07 p.m. the Committee adjourned until 7:00 p.m.
Paul Cardegna
Clerk of the Committee