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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16

Chair: The Honourable DENNIS DAWSON

Monday, September 19, 2016 (morning)
Monday, September 19, 2016 (afternoon)
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 (morning)
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 (afternoon)
Thursday, September 22, 2016 (morning)
Thursday, September 22, 2016 (afternoon)

Issue No. 5

Fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth meetings:

Study on the development of a strategy to facilitate the transport of crude oil to eastern Canadian refineries and to ports on the East and West coasts of Canada

WITNESSES

Monday, September 19, 2016 (morning)

Edmonton Chamber of Commerce:

James Merkosky, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors;

Scott McEachern, Member of the Board of Directors.

Edmonton Economic Development Corporation:

Adam Sweet, Senior Advisor to the President.

Alberta Enterprise Group:

David MacLean, Vice-President of Communications and Policy.

Natural Resources Canada:

Heather D. Dettman, Research Scientist, CanmetENERGY.

Monday, September 19, 2016 (afternoon)

Capital Region Board:

Malcolm Bruce, Chief Executive Officer.

Neal Sarnecki, Regional Project Manager.

City of Red Deer:

Her Worship Tara Veer, Mayor.

Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association:

Her Worship Gale Katchur, Vice-Chair and Mayor, City of Fort Saskatchewan;

Pam Cholak, Director of Stakeholder Relations;

Lori Mills, Energy Liaison, Strathcona County.

Alberta Alaska Rail Development Corporation:

John Falcetta, President;

Carol Anne Hilton, Aboriginal Engagement;

Ainjil Hunt, Aboriginal Engagement.

The Usand Group:

Blaine Knott, Regional Representative.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 (morning)

National Energy Board:

Peter Watson, Chair and Chief Executive Officer;

Josée Touchette, Chief Operating Officer;

Sandy Lapointe, Executive Vice President, Regulatory;

Robert Steedman, Chief Environment Officer;

Shelley Milutinovic, Chief Economist.

Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.:

Peter Forrester, Senior Director, Legal and Aboriginal Affairs.

Alberta Chambers of Commerce:

Ken Kobly, President and Chief Executive Officer .

Calgary Chamber of Commerce:

Justin Smith, Director of Policy, Research and Government Relations.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 (afternoon)

Canadian Energy Research Institute:

Allan Fogwill, President and Chief Executive Officer.

As individuals:

Michael Priaro, Professional Engineer.

Young Pipeliners Association of Canada:

Tran Mah-Paulson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Central Executive Committee;

Kevin Tsang, Board Member (Vice President), Central Executive Committee;

Peter Tanchak, Board Member (Vice President), Central Executive Committee.

Prasad Panda, Member of the Legislative Assembly (Calgary-Foothills), Legislative Assembly of Alberta;

Bill Bewick, Director of Policy Wildrose Caucus, Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Thursday, September 22, 2016 (morning)

Generating for Seven Generations:

Ward Kemerer, Chairman;

Len Wilson, Partner and Managing Director;

Matt Vickers, Chief Executive Officer.

First Nations Limited Partnership:

Robert Metcs, Chief Negotiator and Chief Executive Officer, Havlik Metcs Limited;

Alexandra Ballard, General Manager and Communications and Partnership Development Director, Havlik Metcs Limited.

George Heyman, Member of the Legislative Assembly (Vancouver-Fairview), British Columbia Legislative Assembly.

Thursday, September 22, 2016 (afternoon)

International Union of Operating Engineers:

Patrick Campbell, International Representative.

Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping:

Richard Wiefelspuett, Executive Director.

District of Kitimat:

His Worship Phil Germuth, Mayor.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Dennis Dawson, Chair

The Honourable Michael L. MacDonald, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Black, Boisvenu, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Doyle, Eggleton, P.C., *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), McCoy, Mercer, Neufeld, Plett, Tannas, Unger

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Greene (September 13, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Runciman (September 13, 2016).

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