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APPENDIX B:
LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals


Date


Meeting


Department of Transport

Luc Bourdon, Director General, Rail Safety

2013/11/25

3

Marie-France Dagenais, Director General, Transportation of Dangerous Goods

   

Martin J. Eley, Director General, Civil Aviation

   

Gerard McDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security

   

Donald Roussel, Director General, Marine Safety and Security

 

   

Department of Transport

Luc Bourdon, Director General, Rail Safety

2013/11/27

4

Marie-France Dagenais, Director General, Transportation of Dangerous Goods

   

Scott Kennedy, Executive Director, Navigation Safety and Environmental Programs

   

Gerard McDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security

 

   

Office of the Auditor General of Canada

Régent Chouinard, Principal

2013/12/04

6

Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada

   

Maurice Laplante, Assistant Auditor General

 

   

National Steel Car Limited

Jamal Hematian, Vice-President, Product Engineering

2014/03/27

18

Max Vanderby, Director, Production Engineering

 

   

United Steelworkers

Richard Boudreault, Area Coordinator, District 5 (Québec)

 

   

As an individual

Daniel Gardner, Professor, Law Faculty, Université Laval

 

2014/04/01

19

Transport Action Canada

David Jeanes, President

 

   

Transportation Safety Board of Canada

Kathy Fox, Board Member

   

Kirby Jang, Director, Investigations Rail and Pipeline

   

Jean L. Laporte, Chief Operating Officer

   

Wendy A. Tadros, Chair

 

   

Canadian National Railway Company

Michael Farkouh, Vice-President, Safety and Sustainability

2014/04/03

20

Jim Vena, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer

 

   

Canadian Pacific Railway

Keith E. Creel, President and Chief Operating Officer

   

Keith Shearer, General Manager, Safety, Regulatory and Training

   

Glen Wilson, Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Operations

 

   

Railway Association of Canada

Michael Bourque, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

   

As an individual

Mark Fleming, Professor, Department of Psychology, Saint Mary's University

 

2014/04/08

21

Unifor

Jerry Dias, National President

   

Brian Stevens, Director, Rail

 

   

VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Steve Del Bosco, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Denis Pinsonneault, Chief, Customer Experience and Operating Officer

   

Jean Tierney, Senior Director, Safety and Corporate Security

 

   

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Bob Bleaney, Vice-President, External Relations

2014/04/10

22

David Pryce, Vice-President, Operations

   

Greg Stringham, Vice-President, Oil Sands and Markets

 

   

Canadian Fuels Association

Brian Ahearn, Vice-President, Western Division

   

Peter Boag, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

   

Canadian Propane Association

Andy Bite, Chief Development Officer, SLEEGERS Engineered Products Inc.

   

Andrea Labelle, General Manager

   

Guy Marchand, President and Chief Executive Officer, Budget Propane 1998 Inc.

 

   

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs

Paul Boissonneault, First Vice-President and Fire Chief, County of Brant Fire Department

2014/04/29

23

Chris Powers, Retired Fire Chief

 

   

Freight Management Association of Canada

Robert Ballantyne, President

 

   

Teamsters Canada

Rex Beatty, President, Teamsters Canada Rail Conference

   

Phil Benson, Lobbyist

 

   

As individuals

Jacques Demers, Mayor, Municipalité de Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley

2014/05/01

24

Emile J. Therien, Past President, Canada Safety Council

 

   

OmniTRAX Canada

Mervin Tweed, President

 

   

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

David Marit, President

 

   

Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors

Jim Bird, Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Univar Canada Limited

 

2014/05/06

25

Canadian Fertilizer Institute

Roger Larson, President

 

   

Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

Fiona Cook, Director, Business and Economics

   

Marty Cove, Manager, Logistics, Canexus Corporation

 

   

Canadian Transportation Agency

Liz Barker, General Counsel, Legal Services Branch

2014/05/15

27

Nina Frid, Director General, Dispute Resolution Branch

 

   

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Stéphane Émard-Chabot, Legal Advisor

   

Pauline Quinlan, Co-Chair, National Municipal Rail Safety Working Group, Mayor, City of Bromont

   

Daniel Rubinstein, Senior Policy Advisor

 

   

National Airlines Council of Canada

David Deveau, Vice President, Safety, Quality and Environment, Jazz Aviation

2014/06/03

30

Samuel Elfassy, Senior Director, Corporate Safety and Environment, Air Canada

   

Jacques Mignault, Senior Director, Safety, Quality and Security, Air Transat

   

Marc-André O'Rourke, Executive Director

   

Scott Wilson, Vice President, Safety, Security and Quality, WestJet

 

   

Canadian Federal Pilots Association

Daniel Slunder, National Chair

 

2014/06/05

31

Pacific Airworthiness Consulting Inc.

Norman Chalmers, President

 

   

Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

Christine Collins, National President

   

Karen Houlahan, Technical Advisor

   

Michael Teeter, Political Advisor

   

Mike Wing, Policy Advisor

 

   

Air Canada Pilots Association

Craig Blandford, President

2014/06/10

32

Ed Bunoza, Chair, Flight Safety Division

 

   

Air Line Pilots Association, International

Dan Adamus, President, Canada Board

   

Mark Rogers, Director, Dangerous Goods Program

 

   

Air Transport Association of Canada

John McKenna, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Michael Skrobica, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer

 

   

Department of Transport

Luc Bourdon, Director General, Rail Safety

2014/06/12

33

Martin J. Eley, Director General, Civil Aviation

   

Nicole Girard, Associate Director General, Transport Dangerous Goods

   

Laureen Kinney, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security

 

   

Canadian Airports Council

Gordon Duke, Director of Operations, Halifax International Airport Authority

2014/06/17

34

Chris Farmer, Director of Operations, Greater Moncton International Airport Authority

   

Daniel-Robert Gooch, President

   

Michael Rantala, Manager, Safety and Environment, Halifax International Airport Authority

 

   

Northern Air Transport Association

Stephen Nourse, Executive Director

 

   

Canadian Ferry Operators Association

Kristin Baldwin, Director of Communications

2014/10/07

35

Serge Buy, Chief Executive Officer

 

   

Shipping Federation of Canada

Anne Legars, Vice-President

 

   

Canadian Passenger Vessel Association

John Chomniak, President

2014/10/28

36

Dan Duhamel, President, Paul's Boat Lines

 

   

Canadian Shipowners Association

Robert Lewis-Manning, President

   

Debbie Murray, Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs

 

   

Council of Marine Carriers

Phillip J. Nelson, President

 

   

Canadian Trucking Alliance

Rodney Bantle, Senior Vice President, Truck Transportation, Gibson Energy Inc.

2014/10/30

37

David Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Geoffrey Wood, Vice-President, Operations and Safety

 

   

Manitoba Trucking Association

Terry Shaw, Executive Director

 

   

Teamsters Canada

Phil Benson, Lobbyist

 

   

Alberta Motor Transport Association

Richard Warnock, President and Chief Executive Officer, Head Office

 

2014/11/04

38

Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association

Jean-Marc Picard, Executive Director

 

   

RTL-Westcan Group of Companies

Grant Mitchell, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Michael Royer, Vice President, Fleet Services

 

   

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Denis Hains, Director General, Canadian Hydrographic Service

2014/11/27

39

Jeffery Hutchinson, Director General, National Strategies, Canadian Coast Guard

   

Mario Pelletier, Assistant Commissioner, Quebec Region, Canadian Coast Guard

 

   

Department of Transport

Nicole Girard, Director General, Transport Dangerous Goods

   

Sylvain Lachance, Executive Director, Legislative, Regulatory and International Affairs

 

   

Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada

Kevin Obermeyer, Chief Executive Officer

 

   

Association of Canadian Port Authorities

Yoss Leclerc, Vice-President and Chief of Marine Operations, Québec Port Authority

2014/12/02

40

Wendy Zatylny, President

 

   

Seaspan

Jonathan Whitworth, Chief Executive Officer, Seaspan ULC

 

   

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation

Michael Lowry, External Relations