Transport Committee on Nov. 27th, 2013

[Wai Young, Conservative, Vancouver South, BC]

Just to follow up on my earlier questions, then, regarding the inspections and how they occur, could I ask you if the inspectors are also specialized with all three different modes of transport, or do they interchange?

[Marie-France Dagenais]

Under the transportation of dangerous goods, surface inspectors do mostly means of containment, like tank cars, trucks, and means of containment per se. We do have specialized civil aviation inspectors who do TDG inspections, and we also have marine inspectors who do TDG inspections. So they are specialized. They specialize with the modes they are attached to.

[Wai Young, Conservative, Vancouver South, BC]

Getting back to the staff training around the inspections and the replacement and retiring, etc., do you then have a plan for all three modes?

[Gerard McDonald]

Yes. Each of our modes has quite comprehensive training requirements and programs in place, and that's something we pay a great deal of attention to—making sure they're inspected and have appropriate training to carry out their duties.

[Wai Young, Conservative, Vancouver South, BC]

Where would you—

[The Chair, Conservative, Larry Miller]

You're out of time, Ms. Young.

[David McGuinty, Liberal, Ottawa South, ON]

A point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Conservative, Larry Miller]

A point of order on me? Who are you calling a point of order on?

[David McGuinty, Liberal, Ottawa South, ON]

I'm asking that when you're free, Mr. Chair, I'd like to raise a point of order. But I won't interrupt you, because you're in mid-sentence. Excuse me, I'll wait until you—

[The Chair, Conservative, Larry Miller]

I was just going to thank the witnesses for being here.

[David McGuinty, Liberal, Ottawa South, ON]

May I raise a point before they leave?

[The Chair, Conservative, Larry Miller]

If it's a point of order, yes.

[David McGuinty, Liberal, Ottawa South, ON]

It is.

I'm wondering two things. First, I wanted to know whether or not witnesses would be prepared to reappear when we actually examine the Auditor General's report in detail. Second, on Monday, Mr. Braid, myself, and Madame Boutin-Sweet all raised a number of questions about additional information, and I'd like to get an idea of when we can anticipate receiving that information from the witnesses.

[Olivia Chow, NDP, Trinity—Spadina, ON]

I asked for some too.

[The Chair, Conservative, Larry Miller]

On the first point, the committee sets its own destination. If we want to call the officials back, we have that prerogative.

On the additional information you asked about, the clerk just informed me that the department is working on getting that information. I guess it would it be fair to say that it's forthcoming as soon as possible.

[Gerard McDonald]

We'll do our best to get it here as quickly as possible, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Conservative, Larry Miller]

Okay.

[Mike Sullivan, NDP, York South—Weston, ON]

With regard to information, can I ask the witnesses to provide some of the information they talked about today? I'd like to see the MOAs with the provinces and an example of an ERAP, so we can see what one looks like.

[A voice]

Yes.

[The Chair, Conservative, Larry Miller]

Thank you very much.

I want to remind everybody that our committee meeting on Monday will be basically to discuss the future and how we carry on with this study.

With that, thanks again to all of you for being here today.

This meeting is adjourned.