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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 22

Thursday, February 16, 2012

The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities met at 8:48 a.m. this day, in Room 228, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Merv Tweed, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Mark Adler, Olivia Chow, Hon. Denis Coderre, Ed Holder, Isabelle Morin, Jamie Nicholls, Pierre Poilievre, Blake Richards, Mike Sullivan, Lawrence Toet, Merv Tweed and Jeff Watson.

Acting Members present: Randall Garrison for Olivia Chow.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Allison Padova, Analyst.

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

The Chair presented the Third Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure. The Report, as amended was concurred in and read as follows:

Your Subcommittee met on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. That, in relation to its study on Innovative Transport Technologies, the Committee group subject matters in terms of Land (Rail, Bus, Trucks, etc), Air and Marine environments and that it invite witnesses to speak about each issue separately.

2. That the Committee invite Department Officials from Natural Resources Canada and Industry Canada on February 16, 2012, to commence its hearings of witnesses in relation to its study on Innovative Transport Technologies.

Mike Sullivan moved, — That the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure & Communities call on the Government to develop a rail infrastructure investment program as part of its 2012-13 budget in order to ensure adequate investment in Canada`s rail system so that it can be safely used to provide passenger service to the communities it serves (including the Victoria-Courtenay passenger line, and the Montréal-Gaspé passenger line); and that the Committee report this motion to the House.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:YEAS: Olivia Chow, Denis Coderre, Isabelle Morin, Jamie Nicholls, Mike Sullivan — 5; NAYS: Mark Adler, Ed Holder, Pierre Poilievre, Blake Richards, Lawrence Toet, Jeff Watson — 6.

Olivia Chow moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 111. (1), the Committee invite Colin Watson, the appointee for the position of director of the Toronto Port Authority, and Bernard Généreux, the appointee for the position of director of the Québec Port Authority, to appear before the Committee on February 28th 2012.

At 10:04 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Alexandre Roger
Clerk of the Committee

2012/02/16 1:17 p.m.