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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 80

Wednesday, October 8, 2003

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:34 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C Centre Block, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Shawn Murphy, Pauline Picard, Gary Pillitteri, Tony Valeri and Bryon Wilfert.

Acting Members present: Christiane Gagnon for Pierre Paquette, Brian Masse for Judy Wasylycia-Leis and Chuck Strahl for Rahim Jaffer.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Principal ; Blayne Haggart, Analyst ; Stephen Laurent, Analyst.

Witnesses: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada: Thomas A. Brzustowski, President; Joanne Kelseman, Vice President of Council, Vice President, Research, University of Manitoba. Canada Foundation for Innovation: David W. Strangway, President and Chief Executive Officer; Carmen Charette, Senior Vice-President. Investment Funds Institute of Canada: John Mountain, Vice-President. Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada: Robert J. Giroux, President and Chief Executive Officer; Robert Best, Vice President, National Affairs Branch. Canadian Magazine Publishers Association: Mark Jamison, President; Tom Hopkins, Chair, Public Affairs Committee. Green Budget Coalition: Julie Gelfand, Chair. Canadian Consortium for Research: Paul Ledwell, Chairperson; Paul Jones, Member. Canadian Association for Graduate Studies: Martha Crago, President; Jean-Pierre Gaboury, Executive Director. Canadian National Institute for the Blind: Cathy Moore, Director of Consumer and Government Relations; Fran Cutler, National Chair. Canadian Association of Broadcasters: Glenn O'Farrell, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(1), the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations.

Panel I: Thomas A. Brzustowski, Joanne Kelseman, David W. Strangway, John Mountain, Robert J. Giroux and Tom Hopkins made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 4:49 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:51 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Panel II: Julie Gelfand, Paul Ledwell, Marta Crago, Cathy Moore, Fran Cutler and Glen O'Farrell made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 5:45 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Richard Dupuis, Caroline Martin
Clerks of the Committee

2003/11/17 12:59 p.m.