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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997

Chairman: The Honourable LISE BACON

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Thursday, October 23, 1997
Thursday, October 30, 1997
Tuesday, November 4, 1997

Issue No. 1

Organizational meeting and First Meeting on: Examination of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (66K)

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WITNESSES:

Mr. Paul DeVillers, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs;

Mr. Ken A. Johnson, Executive Director, Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chairman

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Deputy Chairman

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The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Buchanan, P.C., De Bané, P.C, *Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Johnson, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella, (acting)), Mercier, Perrault, P.C., Poulin, Roberge, Rompkey, P.C., Spivak

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Spivak substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Atkins. (October 21, 1997)

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