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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 60

Monday, November 2, 2009

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, James Rajotte, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Kelly Block, Bob Dechert, Daryl Kramp, Jean-Yves Laforest, Hon. John McCallum, Hon. John McKay, Ted Menzies, Massimo Pacetti, James Rajotte and Mike Wallace.

Acting Members present: Pat Martin for Thomas J. Mulcair and Thierry St-Cyr for Robert Carrier.

Associate Members present: Rod Bruinooge.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mark Mahabir, Analyst.

Witnesses: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers: David Collyer, President; Don Herring, President, Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors. Philanthropic Foundations Canada: Hilary Pearson, President . Association of Canadian Community Colleges: James Knight, President and Chief Executive Officer; Terry Anne Boyles, Vice-President. Canadian Caregiver Coalition: Marg McAlister, Policy Analyst. Canadian Federation of Students (Newfoundland and Labrador): Keith Dunne, Organiser; Cameron Campbell, Campaign Coordinator. Barrett Xplore Inc.: John Maduri, Chief Executive Officer. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: Andrew Padmos, Chief Executive Officer; Danielle Fréchette, Director, Health Policy and Governance Support. Action Canada for Population and Development: Katherine McDonald, Executive Director. Canadian Construction Association: Bill Ferreira, Director, Government Relations and Public Affairs. Canadian Federation of Medical Students: Tyler Johnston, President; Shawn Mondoux, Vice-President, Education. Assembly of First Nations: Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, National Chief. Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec: Stéphane Duguay, Senior Economist. Financial Executives International Canada: Michael Conway, Chief Executive and National President; Grant Smith, Senior Manager of Transaction Advisory Services, Taxation, Ernst and Young. Retail Council of Canada: Diane J. Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer. Visual Arts Alliance: Lise Leblanc, Chair; Robert Labossière, Member and Director of Canadian Art Museum Directors' Organization. Jory Capital Inc.: Patrick M. Cooney, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations 2009.

David Collyer, Don Herring, Hilary Pearson, James Knight, Marg McAlister, Cameron Campbell, John Maduri, Andrew Padmos and Katherine McDonald made statements and answered questions.

At 4:53 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:59 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Bill Ferreira, Tyler Johnston, Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, Stéphane Duguay, Michael Conway, Diane J. Brisebois, Lise Leblanc and Patrick M. Cooney, made statements and, with Shawn Mondoux and Robert Labossière, answered questions.

At 6:32 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jean-François Pagé
Clerk of the Committee

2009/11/03 12:54 p.m.