Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communication

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (TRCM) is one of the oldest standing committees of the Senate of Canada, having been first created in 1867 under the name of the Banking, Commerce and Railways Committee. In 1945, it was recommended that a committee on Transport and Communications be created.

Responsibilities

Over the years, the mandate has evolved, but subject areas for which the Committee is responsible include:

Members

Party Member Province
 Conservative Michael L. MacDonald, deputy chair NS
 Conservative Doug Black AB
 Conservative Norman Doyle NL
 Conservative Stephen Greene NS
 Conservative Don Plett MB
 Conservative Bob Runciman ON
 Conservative Betty Unger AB
 Independent Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu QC
 Independent Elaine McCoy AB
 Liberal Dennis Dawson, chair QC
 Liberal Art Eggleton ON
 Liberal Terry Mercer NS

References

Canadian Senate website

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