I call the meeting to order.
We will resume meeting number 16 of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders.
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The committee suspended its meeting on Thursday, December 4, 2025, while debate on the motion was ongoing. Therefore, we are resuming this meeting and the debate on the motion by Xavier Barsalou-Duval moved on Thursday, November 6, 2025, as amended.
The motion as amended reads:
That the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities request that the Departments of Transport, Revenue, and Employment forward to the committee clerk, within 30 days of the adoption of this motion, all correspondence, reports, emails, and documents relating to the issue of non-compliance in the trucking industry since January 1, 2018; and
That the committee add two additional meetings of two hours each as part of the study of the changing landscape of truck drivers in Canada, so that in the first meeting, it can hear testimony from victims of heavy trucks and representatives of Justice for Truck Drivers, the Caledon Community Road Safety Advocacy Group (CCRSA), and The Joy Smith Foundation, and in the second meeting, testimony from representatives of 6S Trinity Transport, J+R Hall Trucking, Dan Express, Carmen Transportation, Ludwig Transport Limited, the Association des professionnels du dépannage du Québec, and Canada Post.
Colleagues, the speaking list had Mr. Lauzon, who had the floor, followed by Mr. Albas and Mr. Kelloway.
I'm pleased to give you the floor today, Mr. Lauzon.