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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 50
Monday, October 15, 2001
The Standing Committee on Finance met at the Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel at 8:32 a.m., the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Roy Cullen, Albina Guarnieri, Yvan Loubier, John McCallum, Shawn Murphy, Lorne Nystrom, Gary Pillitteri, Monte Solberg.
In attendance: From Committees Directorate: Mike MacPherson, Clerk. From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Marc-André Pigeon, Researcher, Marion G. Wrobel, Senior Analyst.
Witnesses: From the Canadian Hardware and Housewares Manufacturers Association: Vaughn Crofford, President. From the Canadian Retail Building Supply Council: Stephen Johns, Immediate Past President. From the Canadian Retail Hardware Association: Robert Elliott, President. From the Cement Association of Canada: Wayne Dawson, Vice President, Ontario Region; Brian Gent, Vice President, Marketing, ESSROC Canada Inc.; Lynn Davidson, Environmental Manager, St. Mary's Cement, Bowmanville Plant. From the Canadian Tooling and Machining Association: James D. Bowman, J.P. Bowman Ltd. (Tool & Die) CTMA Director & Chair ATTC Committee; Ed Glover, President, Harbour Advanced Machining Ltd., President CTMA; Les Payne, President Universal Pattern Co. Ltd., Vice President CTMA. As Individual: Leslie L. Whicher. From the Airlline Pilots Association: Capt. Brian Shurry, Pilot Representative; Capt. Vincent Charron, Pilot Representative; Capt. Steve Linthwaite, Pilot Representative. From the Canadian Restaurant and Food Services Association: Joyce Reynolds, Senior Director, Government Affairs; Becky McKinnon, President, Timothy's World Coffee. From the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System: Dale E. Richmond, President and Chief Executive Officer; Walter Borthwick, OMERS Board Chair. From the Canadian Professional Sales Association: Terry Ruffel, President. From the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs: Donald F. Warden, Immediate Past President. From the Ontario Coalition for Better ChildCare Network: Mary-Anne Bédard, OCBCN representative; Susan Sperling, OCBCN representative. From the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy: Patrick Johnston, President and CEO. From the Nature Conservancy Canada: John Lounds, President; Thea Silver, Director of Government Relations. From the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy: Michael Farrell, Chair; Diane Lester, President, Foundation for Sick Children, Toronto Hospital. From the Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada: William (Bill) Anderson, President; Thomas Levy, Member of the Board.
Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee continued its study on Pre-Budget Consultations.
Vaughn Crofford, Stephen Johns, Robert Elliott, Wayne Dawson, James Bowman made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 9:56 o'clock a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 10:03 o'clock a.m., the sitting resumed.
Leslie L. Whicher, Steve Linthwaite, Becky McKinnon, Dale E. Richmond, Terry Ruffel and Donald F. Warden made statements, and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 11:02 o'clock a.m., Monte Solberg took the Chair.
At 11:05 o'clock a.m., Maurizio Bevilacqua took the Chair.
At 11:38 o'clock a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:49 o'clock a.m., the sitting resumed.
Bill Anderson, Marie-Anne Bédard, Susan Sperling, Patrick Johnston, John Lounds, Michael Farrell and Diane Lester, made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 1:11 o'clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marc Toupin
Clerk of the Committee