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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 37
Wednesday, December 1st, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 6:05 p.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Sophia Leung, The Hon. Lorne Nystrom, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman and Paul Szabo.
Acting Members present: Paul Forseth for Richard Harris, Antoine Dubé for Yvan Loubier, Jim Jones for Scott Brison.
Associate Member present: Carolyn Bennett.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Jean Soucy, Researcher.
Witnesses: From the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations: Jason Aebig, National Director. From the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation: Walter Robinson, Federal Director. From the Green Budget Coalition: Julie Gelfand, Chair, Executive Director, Canadian Nature Federation; John Moffet, Consultant, Resource Futures International. From the Marine Workers' Federation - CAW: Robert Chernecki, Assistant to the President; Philippe Tremblay, "Fédération de la Métallurgie Inc., CSN"; Richard Gauvin, President, « Syndicat des Travailleurs du Chantier Naval de Lauzon Inc. »; Les Holloway, Executive Director; Gary Marr, President; Terry O'Toole, President, Saint John Local Marine Worker Federation. From the SUBBOR - Super Blue Box Recycling Corp.: Gregory Vogt, President; Mike Sommerville, Chief Financial Officer.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultations. (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, November 2, 1999, Meeting No. 2).
Jason Aebig, Walter Robinson, Julie Gelfand, Bob Chernecki, Philippe Tremblay, Les Holloway and Gordon Vogt made statements and, with the other participants in the roundtable, answered questions.
At 7:57 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee