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Meeting No. 45

MINUTES OF PROCEEDING

Wednesday, November 5, 1997

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 12:35 o’clock p.m., this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Jim Jones, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman, Nelson Riis, Paul Szabo and Paddy Torsney.

Acting Member present: Pauline Picard for Yvan Loubier; Grant Hill for Dick Harris..

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Marion Wrobel, Research Officer.

Witnesses: From the Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation of Toronto: Nicholas Offord, President. From the Canadian Aids Society: Russell Armstrong, Executive Director. From the Health Action Lobby (HEAL): Mary Ellen Jeans, Co-Chair and Executive Director, Canadian Nurses Association; Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, Co-Chair and Co-Executive Director, Canadian Association for Community Care. From the National Federation of Nurses Unions: Kathleen Connors, President. From the Canadian Health Coalition: Mike McBane, National Coordinator. From the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: Dr. Hugh M. Scott, Executive Director; Danielle Fréchette, Executive Administrative Assistant. From the Canadian Labour Congress: Nancy Riche, Executive Vice-President; Cindy Wiggins, Senior Researcher. As Individual: Dr. Fernand Labrie, Research Director, Pavillon of the Laval University Hospital, University Hospital of Quebec and Director, Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University. From Results Canada: Jean-François Tardif, National Coordinator.

In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 83.1, The Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultation Study. (See Minutes of Proceedings, 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