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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 130
Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 3:46 p.m. to 5:54 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Peter Schiefke, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Geneviève Gosselin, Analyst
• Alexandre Lafrenière, Analyst
Central Mountain Air
• Douglas McCrea, President
Goose Bay Airport Corporation
• Rex Goudie, Chief Executive Officer
Perimeter Aviation
• Michael Pyle, Chief Executive Officer, Exchange Income Corporation
Summit Air Ltd.
• Myles Cane, Senior Vice-President, Operations
The North West Company
• Michael Beaulieu, Vice-President, Canadian Store Operations
Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
• George Andrews, Mayor
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the committee resumed its study of the Competition Act and air travel in northern, rural, and remote communities of Canada.

At 3:32 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 3:46 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Michael Beaulieu, George Andrews and Rex Goudie made statements and answered questions.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

Philip Lawrence gave notice of the following motion:

Given that this year alone, the Liberal carbon tax has added $2 billion to trucking costs according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance, and that this $2 billion is passed down to consumers, raising the cost of living and making heating and eating more expensive, the committee report to the House that the Liberal carbon tax has failed the transport industry.

Central Mountain Air
• Douglas McCrea, President
Goose Bay Airport Corporation
• Rex Goudie, Chief Executive Officer
Perimeter Aviation
• Michael Pyle, Chief Executive Officer, Exchange Income Corporation
Summit Air Ltd.
• Myles Cane, Senior Vice-President, Operations
The North West Company
• Michael Beaulieu, Vice-President, Canadian Store Operations
Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
• George Andrews, Mayor
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the committee resumed its study of the Competition Act and air travel in northern, rural, and remote communities of Canada.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 4:51 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:57 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Michael Pyle, Douglas McCrea and Myles Cane made statements and answered questions.

At 5:29 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 5:30 p.m., the meeting resumed.

At 5:54 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Carine Grand-Jean
Clerk of the committee