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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 127
Tuesday, May 25, 1999
The Standing Committee on Industry met at 3:33 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Susan Whelan, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Antoine Dubé, Rahim Jaffer, Marlene Jennings, Jim Jones, Stan Keyes, Francine Lalonde, Walt Lastewka, Ian Murray, Jim Pankiw, Alex Shepherd and Susan Whelan.
Acting Members present: Murray Calder for Eugène Bellemare, Nelson Riis for Chris Axworthy.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Daniel Brassard and Nathalie Pothier, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Business Development Bank of Canada: Luc Provencher, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice-President, Corporate Finance and Risk Management; Simone Desjardins, Senior Vice President and Area Manager, Toronto.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), a study of the Business Development Bank of Canada.
Luc Provencher and Simone Desjardins each made an opening statement and answered questions.
Rahim Jaffer moved, - That the Standing Committee on Industry accept a recommendation by the Competition Bureau to examine, as part of its study of the Competition Act, the relationship between industry and trade policies and competitive domestic markets, and that the activities and decisions of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, with respect to anti-dumping duties in particular, be examined in relation to anti-competitive business practices in Canada.
The question being put on the motion, it was negatived on the following recorded division.
YEAS;
Rahim Jaffer
Jim Pankiw
Nelson Riis
Jim Jones -- 4
NAYS;
Sue Barnes
Murray Calder
Marlene Jennings
Stan Keyes
Walt Lastewka
Ian Murray
Alex Shepherd -- 7
At 4:40 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:42 p.m., the sitting resumed.
At 4:42 p.m., the Committee proceeded to sit in camera.
At 4:42 p.m., Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) the Committee proceeded to a study on Information Technology: Preparedness for Year 2000.
At 4:51 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 5:19 p.m., the sitting resumed.
On motion of Stan Keyes, it was agreed, - That any dissenting opinions for the Committee's report on Y2K be printed immediately following the signature of the Chair; that they be limited to no more than two (2) pages; and that they be received by the Clerk in a bilingual format no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 31, 1999.
At 6:19 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Elizabeth B. Kingston
Clerk of the Committee