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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 127
Thursday, October 8, 1998
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 9:12 a.m. this day, in Ramada Renaissance Park Hotel in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, the Vice-Chair, Nick Discepola, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Scott Brison, Nick Discepola, Yvan Loubier, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman and Paul Szabo.
Acting Members present: Paul Forseth for Monte Solberg; Wendy Lill for Nelson Riis.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Richard Domingue, Researcher.
Witnesses: As Individual: Bill Casey, M.P.. From the Centre for Women in Business: Dr. Daurene E. Lewis. From the Davis Strait Fisheries Limited: Grant Stonehouse, President. From the Insurance Brokers' Association of Nova Scotia: Bruce Lipsett, President; Stephen Greene, Executive Director. From the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce: Terry Norman, Chair of the Bankmerger Task Force; Nancy Conrad, Assistant General Manager, Policy Manager. From the O'Regan National Leasing: Stephen O'Regan, Owner; Paul O'Regan, Owner. From the Innovacorp: Lorne Ferguson, Executive Director.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study of the Report of the Task Force on the future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated, Tuesday, May 26, 1998, Meeting No. 87).
Bill Casey, M.P., from the Constituency of Cumberland, Dr. Daurene E. Lewis from the Centre for Women in Business, Grant Stonehouse from Davis Strait Fisheries Limited, Bruce Lipsett from the Insurance Brokers' Association of Nova Scotia, Terry Norman form the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Stephen and Paul O'Regan from National Leasing, and Lorne Ferguson from Innovacorp made statements and, with Stephen Greene and Richard Vansnick, answered questions.
At 12:20 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Christine Fisher
Committee Clerk