Evidence of meeting #6 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 aircraft.
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Liberal
Churence Rogers Liberal Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, NL
I don't have a specific date, but I was thinking right after we finish the Max 8 study—which is on what date?
Liberal
Churence Rogers Liberal Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, NL
So it's going to be the Max 8 study. When we conclude with it, that is where I would like to see this done.
Bloc
Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC
I agree that we should quickly conduct a study on the gas tax fund. However, there is a very important issue that we started discussing at a previous meeting, and it has to do with security. I am talking about CN's decision to transfer its Montreal rail controllers to Alberta.
I would like this study, which takes just two meetings, to be completed before starting the other study, given that it's happening right now and the decisions could be irreversible after a certain period of time.
Liberal
Churence Rogers Liberal Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, NL
Mr. Chair, I have no issue with that. I think we can certainly do the controller one first and then do the gas tax one afterwards.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
Let's deal with your motion as it's written out here, and then we'll go to Mr. Barsalou-Duval, because he has, I would only assume, a motion as well, which is already on the table. We can work out the timing for it, and then I'm going to go to Mr. Davidson.
Are there any questions or comments on his motion?
Mr. Berthold.
Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
We have not determined the number of meetings. It will be based on the witnesses we want to hear from. We could schedule the first meeting, and then we'll see what happens.
Liberal
Churence Rogers Liberal Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, NL
I think that's fair enough. Initially we suggested maybe four to six meetings, but that would depend on the witness list and so on.
Bloc
Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC
Mr. Chair, we passed Mr. Rogers' motion. So we're going to do a study on the gas tax fund. If I understand correctly, we're about to vote on the date on which we're going to do that study.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
I'll be quite frank. I know what your desire is, which is to get to your study right away. I think we all get that and I think Mr. Rogers is prepared to hold back the timing of this to then open it up for you and then after that do the gas tax.
What I'm suggesting we do is vote on this motion first, which we're going to table. It hasn't been tabled yet, as your motion has been. Let's vote on this first. Then I'm going to come to you and then go back to Mr. Rogers again and then to Mr. Davidson.
On the motion to put this on the table, all those in favour please signify.
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Mr. Barsalou-Duval.
Bloc
Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Here is my motion:
That the study relating to the relocation of CN rail traffic controllers in Montreal to Edmonton be the next study undertaken by the committee.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
Thank you, Mr. Barsalou-Duval.
Are there any questions or comments on this?
(Motion agreed to)
Now we go on to the witness list.
When do you want to have the witness list in by?
Mr. Bittle.
Liberal
Chris Bittle Liberal St. Catharines, ON
Given the circumstances, can this be shelved until we get back? We'll still have our additional days, plus we have to write a report. There's still a lot of time before we have to set a time for witness lists.
Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
If parties already have witness lists to send to the clerk, there is nothing to stop us from proceeding immediately.
Liberal
Liberal
Churence Rogers Liberal Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, NL
I didn't have a specific date in mind for the gas tax study, just that we would follow the controllers study, so I guess it would be the same process.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey
Great.
Are there questions and comments?
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Go ahead, Mr. Davidson.
Conservative
Scot Davidson Conservative York—Simcoe, ON
I have two motions, Mr. Chair.
I move:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee study the Canadian Aviation Regulations pertaining to flight crew fatigue management.
This has already been circulated.
Second, I move:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(20), the committee study train whistling at public grade crossings and the procedures for stopping train whistling within communities.