Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

Issue 36 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 7, 2013

OTTAWA, Thursday, February 7, 2013
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met this day, at 8:01 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Richard Neufeld, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Brown, Johnson, Lang, Massicotte, Mitchell, Neufeld, Patterson, Ringuette, Seidman and Wallace (10).

In attendance: Marc LeBlanc and Sam Banks, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, the committee continued its examination on the current state of the safety elements of the bulk transport of hydrocarbon products in Canada. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 34.)

WITNESSES:

CSA Group:

Laura Pelan, Manager, Standards;

Kent Carlson, Project Manager, Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry Systems;

Doug Morton, Director, Government Relations.

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB):

Wendy A. Tadros, Chair;

Jean L. Laporte, Chief Operating Officer;

Kirby Jang, Director, Investigations Rail/Pipeline.

The chair made an opening statement.

Mr. Morton made a statement and, together with Ms. Pelan and Mr. Carlson, answered questions.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Tadros made a statement and, together with Mr. Laporte and Mr. Jang, answered questions.

At 10:02 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Lynn Gordon

Clerk of the Committee