Monday February 26
Lundi 26 f‚vrier
8:00 Registration, Coffee /
Inscription et caf‚
8:30 - 8:45 Opening Remarks /
Mot d'ouverture
Hugh Segal (IRPP)
8:45 - 9:30 Stakeholders' Positions on
Rail Competitive Access
David K. Gardiner (WESTAC)
9:30 - 9:45 Coffee Break / Pause-caf‚
9:45 - 12:15 Evaluating the Options
Using the Interim Report Framework
Moderator / Mod‚rateur :
William Watson (IRPP)
Panel:
Fran‡ois H‚bert (CN representative)
CPR representative*
Canadian Fertilizer Institute*
Gordon Peters (Cando Contracting Ltd.)
Ian May (Council of Forest Industries)
Gary Rennick (OmniTRAX)
12:15 - 2:00 Lunch / D‚jeuner
Speaker / Conf‚rencier invit‚ :
To be confirmed / A confirmer*
2:00 - 3:20 Experts' Panel / Panel d'experts
Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderator / Mod‚rateur:
William Watson (IRPP)
Panel :
Louis Thompson (World Bank)
Harvey M. Romoff (Harvey M. Romoff
Consulting Inc.)
Roy Romanow (Former Premier of
Saskatchewan)
Rapporteur :
Peter Wallis (The Van Horne Institute)
3:20 - 3:30 Coffee Break / Pause-caf‚
3:30 - 5:30 Stakeholders' Exchange /
change entre les parties int‚ress‚es
(Opportunity for questions and
comments / Questions et r‚ponses)
Moderator / Mod‚rateur :
William Watson (IRPP)
5:30 - 6:00 Wrap-up / Bilan
Hugh Segal (IRPP)
6:00 Reception / R‚ception
Tuesday February 27
Mardi 27 f‚vrier
8:00 Coffee / Caf‚
8:30 - 8:45 Opening Remarks / Mot
d'ouverture
Hugh Segal (IRPP)
8:45 - 9:15 Stakeholders' Positions on
Emerging Market Structures and
Capital Expenditure Sustainability
David K. Gardiner (WESTAC)
9:15 - 10:45 Emerging Market
Structures
David J. Shuman (R.L. Banks &
Associates)
Discussant / Commentateur :
Lawson Hunter (Stikeman Elliott)
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break / Pause-caf‚
11:00 - 12:15 Capital Expenditure
Sustainability 1 (Shortline/Regional
Railways)
Charles Schwier (The Research and
Traffic Group)
Discussant / Commentateur :
Martin Lacombe (Quebec Gatineau
Railway)
Mark Hastings (Genesee and
Wyoming Railroad)
12:15 - 2:15 Lunch / D‚jeuner
Speaker / Conf‚rencier invit‚ :
Nariman Behravesh (Standard and
Poor's)
US/Global Economic Outlook
2:15 - 3:30 Capital Expenditure
Sustainability 2 (Mainline Railways)
Andrew Shea and/et Hugh Williams
(The Conference Board of Canada)
Discussant / Commentateur :
Tony Hine (Hinesight Advisory
Services)
3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break / Pause-caf‚
3:45 - 4:15 Wrap-up / Bilan
Barry Prentice (University of
Manitoba)
Closing Remarks / Mot de la fin
Hugh Segal (IRPP)
* To be confirmed / A confirmer
An updated version of this program is posted at /
Une version mise … jour de ce programme est
disponible … : www.irpp.org
Preliminary Program / Programme pr‚liminaire
Canada Transportation Act Review: Rail Symposium
Examen de la loi sur les transports au Canada : Symposium sur le transport ferroviaire
February 26-27 f‚vrier 2001
The Fairmont Winnipeg (formerly/autrefois The Lombard), Winnipeg.Cancellation Policy / Remboursement
Cancellations by February 23 will receive a
full refund. There will be no refunds after
this date. Persons who register and indi-cate
they will be paying on site will be
invoiced the full amount if they do not
attend and have not cancelled.
Un remboursement complet des frais
d'inscription sera possible avant le 23
f‚vrier. Aucun remboursement ne sera
possible aprŠs cette date. Les personnes
qui s'inscrivent et indiquent qu'elles
paieront sur place seront factur‚es si elles
n'annulent pas leur inscription.
For additional information, please contact/
Pour de plus amples renseignements
veuillez contacter :
IRPP
1470 rue, Peel Street
Suite 200
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 1T1
Telephone: 514-985-2461
Fax: 514-985-2559
irpp@irpp.org
www.irpp.org
Registration / Inscription
Given space limitations, early registration is
recommended. The registration fee is $120 if
registered by February 19, 2001 and $150
thereafter. Registration fee includes meals
and coffee breaks.
Compte tenu de l'espace limit‚, nous vous
recommandons de vous inscrire rapide-ment.
Les frais d'inscription sont de 120 $
s'ils sont pay‚s avant le 19 f‚vrier 2001 et
de 150 $ aprŠs cette date. Ces frais com-prennent
les repas et les pauses-caf‚.
Accommodation / H‚bergement
To assist you with hotel accommodation, a
small block of rooms is available at The
Fairmont Winnipeg (2 Lombard Place,
Winnipeg, Manitoba) at a special rate of $115
(plus applicable taxes) until February 12.
Registrants requiring accommodation are
asked to call the The Fairmont Winnipeg at
1-800-441-1414. Please mention that you are
with the Canada Transportation Act Review:
Rail Symposium (Code: TCANA)
Afin de vous faciliter la tƒche, quelques
chambres sont disponibles au The Fairmont
Winnipeg (2, Place Lombard, Winnipeg,
Manitoba) au tarif sp‚cial de 115 $ (plus les
taxes). Pour b‚n‚ficier de ce tarif, veuillez
contacter le Fairmont Winnipeg directe-ment,
avant le 12 f‚vrier 2001 au (800) 441-
1414. S.V.P. informez l'agent de r‚servation
de votre participation … l'‚v‚nement
Examen de la loi sur les transports au
Canada : Symposium sur le transport fer-roviaire:
(Code: TCANA).
Founded in 1972, the Institute for Research on
Public Policy is an independent, national,
nonprofit organization. IRPP seeks to improve
public policy in Canada by generating
research, providing insight and sparking
debate that will contribute to the public poli-cy
decision-making process and strengthen
the quality of the public policy decisions
made by Canadian governments, citizens,
institutions and organizations. IRPP's inde-pendence
is assured by an endowment fund,
to which federal and provincial governments
and the private sector have contributed.
Fond‚ en 1972, l'Institut de recherche
en politiques publiques (IRPP) est un
organisme canadien, ind‚pendant et sans
but lucratif. L'IRPP cherche … am‚liorer les
politiques publiques canadiennes en
encourageant la recherche, en mettant de
l'avant de nouvelles perspectives et en
suscitant des d‚bats qui contribueront au
processus d‚cisionnel en matiŠre de poli-tiques
publiques et qui rehausseront la
qualit‚ des d‚cisions que prennent les
gouvernements, les citoyens, les institu-tions
et les organismes canadiens.
L'ind‚pendance de l'IRPP est assur‚e
par un fonds de dotation, auquel ont
souscrit le gouvernement f‚d‚ral, les gou-vernements
provinciaux et le secteur
priv‚.
Preliminary Program / Programme pr‚liminaire
Canada Transportation Act Review: Rail Symposium
Examen de la loi sur les transports au Canada : Symposium sur le transport ferroviaire
February 26-27 f‚vrier 2001
The Fairmont Winnipeg (formerly/autrefois The Lombard), Winnipeg