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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 73
Tuesday, November 24, 1998
The Standing Committee on Industry met at 3:32 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Susan Whelan, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Eugène Bellemare, Antoine Dubé, Marlene Jennings, Jim Jones, Ian Murray, Jim Pankiw, Janko Peric, Alex Shepherd and Susan Whelan.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Daniel Brassard, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the Insurance Bureau of Canada: Alex Kennedy, Executive Vice-President, General Council of Canada and Corporate Secretary, Insurance Council of Canada; Gary Kapac, Year 2000 Project Director, Insurance Information Centre of Canada; John Mitchell, Year 2000 Officer; From the Canadian Bankers' Association: Mark Weseluck, Vice-President; Frank Riddell, Manager, Year 2000 Project; From the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada: John R. Thompson, Deputy Superintendent, Regulation; From the Department of Industry: Michael Binder, Assistant Deputy Minister; Jan Skora, Director General; Connie Edlund, Director General, Task Force Year 2000 Secretariat; From Stentor: Alex Giosa, Vice-President, Network Operations and Year 2000; From the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission: David Colville, Vice-Chairman; Allan Rosenzveig, General Counsel; From Teleglobe: Jacques Demers, Vice-President, Technical Corporate Projects; From Telesat Canada: J. Gordon Fraser, Vice-President, Network Services.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), a study on Information Technology: Preparedness for Year 2000.
Mr. Alex Kennedy, Mr. Gary Kapac, Mr. Mark Weseluck and Mr. John Thompson each made an opening statement and with the witnesses answered questions.
Mr. Pankiw moved, - That the Minister of Industry be requested to appear before the Committee at the earliest opportunity, but not later than December 2, 1998, to address Part III of the Estimates and the Performance Reviews of the Department for the fiscal year of 1998-99.
Following discussion, Mr. Pankiw moved, - That the motion be amended by striking out the words "opportunity, but not later than December 2, 1998, to address Part III of the Estimates and", and by replacing them with the following:
convenience, on
The question being put on the amendment, it was agreed to.
The question being put on the motion, as amended, it was, by a show of hands, negatived.
YEAS; 1
NAYS; 6
Mr. Binder, Mr. Giosa, Mr. Colville, Mr. Demers and Mr. Fraser each made an opening statement and with the witnesses answered questions.
At 5:17 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Elizabeth B. Kingston
Clerk of the Committee