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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 117

Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 8:46 a.m. to 10:46 a.m.

Room 268, The Valour Building, 151 Sparks St.

Presiding

Hon. Judy A. Sgro, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Robert Aubin

Associate Members present

• David de Burgh Graham (Liberal)

Other Members present

• Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Geneviève Gosselin, Analyst

Assessing the Impact of Aircraft Noise in the Vicinity of Major Canadian Airports

Witnesses

Department of Transport

• Sara Wiebe, Director General, Air Policy

• Nicholas Robinson, Director General, Civil Aviation

• Dave Dawson, Director, Airports and Air Navigation Services Policy

• Clifford Frank, Associate Director, Operations (West)

• Joseph Szwalek, Regional Director, Civil Aviation - Ontario

NAV CANADA

• Neil Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer

• Blake Cushnie, National Manager, Performance-based Operations

• Jonathan Bagg, Senior Manager, Public Affairs

Aéroports de Montréal

• Martin Massé, Vice-President, Public Affairs

• Anne Marcotte, Director, Public Relations

Calgary Airport Authority

• Bob Sartor, President

• Carmelle Hunka, General Counsel and Senior Director, Risk & Compliance

Vancouver Airport Authority

• Anne Murray, Vice-President, Airline Business Development and Public Affairs

• Mark Cheng, Supervisor, Noise & Air Quality

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, the Committee resumed its study of assessing the impact of aircraft noise in the vicinity of major Canadian airports.

Sara Wiebe and Neil Wilson made statements and, with Jonathan Bagg, Blake Cushie, Nicholas Robinson and Joseph Szwalek, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, answered questions.

At 9:46 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:51 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Martin Massé, Bob Sartor and Anne Murray, by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, made statements and, with Anne Marcotte, answered questions.

Committee Business

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

It was agreed, — That the Committee resume consideration of the following motion on Thursday, November 1, 2018:

That the Committee commit to no more than four meetings to study bus passenger safety, hearing from, in order but not limited to, emergency room physicians and coroners, the Transportation Safety Board, the US National Highway Transportation Safety Authority, transportation safety advocates and stakeholders, and finally from bus manufacturers, and that the Chair be empowered to coordinate the necessary witnesses, resources and scheduling to complete this task.

At 10:46 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Marie-France Lafleur

Clerk of the Committee