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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 82

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 9:42 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D Centre Block, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Rick Casson, Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Sophia Leung, Shawn Murphy, Pauline Picard, Gary Pillitteri, Tony Valeri, Judy Wasylycia-Leis and Bryon Wilfert.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Principal ; Blayne Haggart, Analyst ; Stephen Laurent, Analyst.

Witnesses: Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Catherine Swift, President and Chief Executive Officer; Garth Whyte, Executive Vice-President, National Affairs. Voluntary Sector Forum: Jean Christie, Executive Director; Laurie Rektor, Manager, National Issues. Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada: Garry Bolton, Chairman; Claude Paul Boivin, President. Information Technology Association of Canada: Bill Bergen, President and CEO; Adam Chowaniec, Chair, Board of Directors. Canadian Construction Association: Michael Atkinson, President; Tom Brown, Chairman, Executive Committee, Senior Vice President, Alberta Civil Divisions, Ledcor Industries Ltd.. United Steelworkers of America: Lawrence McBrearty, National Director; Dennis Deveau, Government Liaison, Legislative Department. Canadian Council of Chief Executives: David Stewart-Patterson, Senior Vice-President, Policy and Communications; Sam T. Boutziouvous, Vice-President, Policy and Senior Economic Advisor. Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada: Everett E. Colby, Chair, Taxation Policy Committee; Carole Presseault, Director, Government Relations. Canadian Teachers' Federation: Harvey Weiner, Deputy Secretary General; John Staple, Director, Economic Services. Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.: Greg Traversy, President; James Witol, Vice-President.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(1), the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations.

Panel I: Catherine Swift, Jean Christie, Garry Bolton, Claude Paul Boivin, Bill Bergen, Adam Chowaniec, Michael Atkinson and Tom Brown made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 11:06 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:13 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Panel II: Dennis Deveau, David Stewart-Patterson, Everett E. Colby, Harvey Weiner, John Staple and Greg Traversy made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 12:43 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Richard Dupuis, Caroline Martin
Clerks of the Committee

2004/02/03 2:44 p.m.