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: Transport and communications by land, air, water, and space, be this by radio, telephone, telegraph, wire, cable, microwave, wireless, television, satellite, broadcasting, post, or any other means, method or form. Tourist traffic. Common carriers; and Navigation, shipping and navigable waters.

Members Caucus Member Province ||Conservative|| Larry Smith, chair || QC ||Independent Senators Group|| Donna Dasko, deputy chair || ON ||Independent Senators Group|| Dawn Arnold || NB ||Canadian Senators Group|| Réjean Aucoin || NS ||Independent Senators Group|| René Cormier || NB ||Canadian Senators Group|| Todd Lewis || SK ||Conservative|| Fabian Manning || NL ||Progressive Senate Group|| Julie Miville-Dechêne || QC ||Independent Senators Group|| Farah Mohamed || ON ||Canadian Senators Group|| Jim Quinn || NB ||Independent Senators Group|| Paula Simons || AB ||Progressive Senate Group|| Duncan Wilson || BC

The Representative of the Government in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.

See also Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Transport Canada

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