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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 152

Thursday, November 5, 1998

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a (televised session) at 9:04 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Vice-Chair, Nick Discepola, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Odina Desrochers, Nick Discepola, Yvan Loubier, Karen Redman, Paul Szabo and Tony Valeri.

Acting Members present: Paul Forseth for Ken Epp; Louis Plamondon for Yvan Loubier.

In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Marion Wrobel, Researcher.

Witnesses: From Canadian Banking Ombudsman: Michael Lauber, President; Dr. Peggy-Anne Brown, Chair, Board of Directors; Jim Savary, Member, Board of Directors. From Canadian Heritage Foundation: Brian Anthony, Executive Director; Douglas Franklin, Director.

Round Table I
From Aboriginal Banking: Ron Jamieson, Senior Vice-President. From Heraclitus Corp.: Howard M. Greenspan, President. From Sharwood and Company: Gordon Sharwood, President. From Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada: Adrian Bradford, Associate Executive Director; Gino Cozza, Chair, Financial Services Committee.

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 Monday, September 21, 1998, Meeting No.106).

Representatives from the Office of the Canadian Banking Ombudsman made opening statements and answered questions.

At 10:09 a.m., Brian Anthony from the Canadian Heritage Foundation made an opening statement and, along with Douglas Franklin, answered questions.

At 10:45 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:05 a.m., the sitting resumed, and the witnesses on Round Table I made opening statements and answered questions.

At 12:55 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 

 

Roxanne Enman
Co-Clerk of the Committee