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Meeting No. 101
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Friday, June 12, 1998
The Standing Committee on Finance met in televised session at 9:05 o’clock a.m., this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Mark Assad, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Yvan Loubier, Paul Szabo, Paddy Torsney and Tony Valeri.
Acting Members present: Mauril Bélanger for Karen Redman; Ken Epp for Monte Solberg; Wayne Easter for Gary Pillitteri.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Richard Domingue and Marion G. Wrobel, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada: Dr. Thomas A. Brzustowski, President; Steve Shugar, Director, Policy and International Relations. From the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance: Shirley-Ann George, Executive Director, Ottawa; David Perry, Member, Perry Martel International Inc. From IBM (Canada): Wayne Scott, Government Programs Executive. From Nortel
Northern Telecom: Dr. Claudine Simson, Vice-President, Global External Research and Intellectual Property.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108 (2) the Committee resumed its study on Pre-Budget Consultations. (See Minutes of Proceeding, dated Monday, June 8, 1998, Meeting No. 92).
Thomas Brzustowski, Shirley-Ann George, Wayne Scott and Claudine Simson made opening statements and, with David Perry and Steve Shugar, answered questions.
At 11:09 o’clock a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
CAROL CHAFE
Clerk of the Committee