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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 63
Thursday, October 22, 1998
The Standing Committee on Industry met at 9:05 a.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Susan Whelan, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Eugène Bellemare, Antoine Dubé, Jim Jones, Francine Lalonde, Walt Lastewka, Ian Murray, Janko Peric, Alex Shepherd and Susan Whelan.
Acting Member present: Deepak Obhrai for Jim Pankiw.
Other Member present: Tony Ianno.
In attendance: From Committees and Legislative Services: Richard Dupuis, Legislative Clerk. From the Library of Parliament: Nathalie Pothier and Antony Jackson, Research Officers.
Witnesses:From the Canadian Bankers' Association: Kelly Shaughnessy, Senior Vice-President, Small Business Banking, CIBC; Lynda Brochu, Vice-President, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Bank of Montreal; Dieter Jentsch, Senior Vice-President, Canadian Commercial Banking, Bank of Nova Scotia; Stephanie Jones, Manager, Communications and Branding, Toronto Dominion Bank; Anne Sutherland, Senior Vice-President, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Royal Bank; Jim Howden, Senior Vice-President, Risk Management and Credit Services, Hongkong Bank of Canada; Jean-Pierre Guindon, Manager, Corporate Credit Services, National Bank of Canada; Tim O'Neill, Executive Vice-President and Chief Economist, Bank of Montreal; Alan Young, Vice-President, Policy.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study of small business access to capital and bank loans. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday, October 30, 1997, Meeting No. 6)
Kelly Shaughnessy, Anne Sutherland and Tim O'Neill each made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 10:59 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Susan Baldwin
Clerk of the Committee