Evidence of meeting #22 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 41st Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was rail.
A video is available from Parliament.
Vice-President, External Relations, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Greg or Dave, could you quickly respond to that, please?
Vice-President, Operations, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Yes, we think it's important not only to look at what the product is and what the cars are, but also to look at the operational practices of the railway companies. We think speed, routing, and all that sort of thing should be part of the consideration.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Larry Miller
Okay. Thank you very much.
Ms. Young, you have a brief question.
Conservative
Wai Young Conservative Vancouver South, BC
On Tuesday the rail companies were here. As we are planning for the new DOT-111s, are you thinking of participating in or even leading future urban planning? As you know, many communities have grown around the railways and many of your transload facilities are in cities or in places where they possibly shouldn't be for safety. Is an overall assessment being done across the country of moving those facilities, or working with cities to plan around...? I just want to put that on the table.
Conservative
Vice-President, Operations, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Sure. We think that would be an important component of the emergency response planning initiative, or the ERAPs that we talked about, You also seemed to point out the reverse encroachment issue we face in all sectors, and I think it's important that we pay attention to that. There may need to be provisions around rules for where development can occur or where facilities should be. I think there is a need to be looking at that as well.
Conservative
Vice-President, External Relations, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
That's fine.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Larry Miller
We are out of time, and I'd like to thank all of you for being with us here and by video conference.
Liberal
David McGuinty Liberal Ottawa South, ON
Mr. Chair, I would like to ask a question in French.
The next time we have witnesses by videoconference, can we make sure that they have access to the interpretation, please?
Liberal
David McGuinty Liberal Ottawa South, ON
That surprises me, because Mr. Bleaney has had to translate the questions on several occasions. If I misunderstood, my apologies.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Larry Miller
Okay.
Maybe Mr. Bleaney didn't understand that they had it.
Everyone have a good weekend.
The meeting is adjourned.