Evidence of meeting #2 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was subcommittee.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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NDP
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Mr. Chair, I'd be happy to move it.
Do you want me to read the entire text?
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NDP
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Okay.
The first motion starts with “That any motion to go in camera” and ends with “(d) for any other reason, with the unanimous consent of the committee.”
It's a little hard to distinguish between the three separate ones there.
3:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
Are there any further questions?
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
We'll move on to the next one.
Mr. Berthold's motion has to do with the minister—
3:45 p.m.
A voice
No, they are still Mr. Bachrach's.
3:45 p.m.
NDP
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
My apologies. I probably could have moved all of them together.
I will move the following:
That whenever a Minister appears before the Committee, every effort be made to ensure that the meeting is televised.
3:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
Perfect. Thank you, Mr. Bachrach.
All those in favour?
(Motion agreed to)
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Liberal
3:45 p.m.
The Clerk
It states:
That all requests to appear before the Committee be distributed to the Committee members and that all briefing materials submitted to the clerk be distributed to the Committee members.
3:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
Thank you.
Are there any further questions?
(Motion as amended agreed to)
The next one is from Mr. Doherty.
3:45 p.m.
Conservative
Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC
I move the following:
That, the Committee undertake a study of four meetings in regard to Transport Canada's aircraft certification process, including, but not limited to, the nature of Transport Canada's relationship to the Federal Aviation Administration and other certifying bodies, as well as the role of airplane manufacturers in the certification process.
3:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
Thank you, Mr. Doherty.
Are there any further questions?
(Motion agreed to)
The next motion is from Mr. Berthold.
3:45 p.m.
Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
I move:
That, pursuant to 108(2), the Committee invite the Minister of Transport to appear on the subject of his mandate letter, and that this meeting take place by February 27, 2020.
I know you've already received a reply from the minister on that.
3:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
Thank you, Mr. Berthold.
Are there any questions or comments on that?
(Motion agreed to)
Thank you.
Mr. Berthold.
3:45 p.m.
Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
I move:
That, pursuant to 108(2), the Committee invite the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities to appear on the subject of her mandate letter, and that this meeting take place by February 27, 2020.
3:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
Are there questions or comments?
(Motion agreed to)
Monsieur Barsalou-Duval.
3:45 p.m.
Bloc
Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC
I move:
That the Committee undertake a study on the risks of centralizing rail traffic control in Canada and the consequences of relocating CN rail traffic controllers in Montreal to Edmonton.
The motion speaks for itself. By way of context, I'll add that CN recently announced that it was relocating its rail traffic control centre from Montreal to Alberta. We have concerns about rail safety. For many reasons, we talk about official languages, but it's also important to have a single rail traffic control centre for all of Canada. I find this worrisome, and I want the committee to have an opportunity to look into the matter. It fits into a broader context, since CP did the same thing a while ago, opting to consolidate all of its control centres into one.
3:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
Thank you, Mr. Barsalou-Duval.
With that, are there any questions or comments?
Mr. Berthold.
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
I move that the motion be amended to indicate that the committee undertake a study of at least two meetings, rather than two meetings. That way, if other rail safety issues come up during the first two meetings, we won't be limited to two meetings.