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Meeting No. 28
MINUTES OF PROCEEDING
Tuesday, October 28, 1997
The Standing Committee on Finance met in televised session at 12:33 o’clock p.m., this day, in room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Mark Assad, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Roger Gallaway, Jim Jones, Gilles A. Perron, Karen Redman, Nelson Riis, Gerry Ritz, Paul Szabo, Paddy Torsney and Tony Valeri.
Other Member present: Peter Adams.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch: Richard Domingue, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the Coalition for Biomedical & Health Research: Dr. Barry McLennan. From the Natural Science & Engineering Research Council of Canada: Tom Brustoffski, President. From the Canadian Dental Association: Dr. Toby Gushue, President and Dr, Ray Wenn, Member, Government Relations Committee. From the Council for Health Research: Audrey Vandewater, Executive Committee Member. From the Canadian Academy of Engineering: Pierre Franche, Executive Director. From the Canadian Medical Association: Dr. Victor Dirnfield, President. From the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada: Dr. Marc Renaud, President.
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 the Round Table made statements and answered questions.
At 2:14 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee