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Meeting No. 14
MINUTES OF PROCEEDING
Monday, October 20, 1997
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 1:34 o’clock p.m., this day, in the Toronto Ballroom, Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Dick Harris, David Iftody, Jim Jones, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman, Nelson Riis, Monte Solberg, Paul Szabo and Tony Valeri.
Acting Member present: Odina Desrochers for Yvan Loubier.
Other Member present: Tony Ianno.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch: Marion Wrobel, Research Officer.
Witnesses: Round Table 3 From the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto: John Bech-Hansen; Don McIver. From the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation: Malcolm Burrows, Director of Gift Planning. From the York Technology Association: Mark Durst. From the Midland Walwyn Capital Inc.: Mark Mullins, Ph.D., Senior Vice-President and Director. From the Markham Board of Trade: Robert Kiefer, President. From the Canadian Chamber of Commerce: Joshua Mendelson, Chairman; David Brown, Senior Policy Analyst. From the Eckler Partners Ltd: Paul McCrossan. From the Stafford Technology Institute: Steven Rieck, Executive Director, Institute of Professional Webmasters. From the Association of Canadian Pension Management: Gretchen Van Riesen, Past President, ACPM; Malcolm Hamilton, Principal. Round Table 4 From the Ontario Hospital Association: David MacKinnon. From the Council for Health Research in Canada: Dr. Lou Siminovitch, University of Toronto; Samuel Lunenberg Research Institute; Helen Ghent, Member of Council. From the Burlington Chamber of Commerce: Scott McCammon, Executive Director. From the Toronto Real Estate Board: Fareed Khan, Senior Policy Analyst; Joseph Bozzo, Vice President; Pierre Beauchamps, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Real Estate Association. From the Canadian Tax Foundation: David Perry, Senior Research Associate. From the Mohawk College: Keith McIntyre, Past President; Dan Leckie, Toronto City Councillor.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultation Study. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday, October 15, 1997, Meeting No. 3).
The witnesses participating in Round Table Three made statements and answered questions.
At 3:35 o’clock p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 3:44 o’clock p.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses participating in Round Table Four made statements and answered questions.
At 5:12 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee