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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 90

Wednesday, October 29, 2003

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 8:45 a.m. this day, in the Rutherford Room, Sheraton Grande Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Rick Casson, Nick Discepola and Sophia Leung.

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

Witnesses: Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations: Jeremy Mouat, President; Alan Meech, Executive Director. Society of Citizens for Better Transit: Graeme Feltham, Member and General Manager of Mechanical Services at ATCO Gas. Alberta Research Council: Karen D. Beliveau, Vice President, External Relations and Alliances; Keith Salmon, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers: Greg L. Stringham, Vice President, Markets and Fiscal Policy; David Daly, Manager, Fiscal Policy. As Individual: Beverley Smith. Canadian Snowboard Federation: Tom McIllfaterick, Chief Executive Officer; Alexa Loo, Athlete Representative, Board of Directors. Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes: Doug MacRae, Executive Director. Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board: Debra Gillett, Chair. Alberta Real Estate Association: Les Higa, President ; Janet Poyen, Director, Government & Industry Relations. Clean Air Renewable Energy Coalition: John Keating, President of Canadian Hydro Developers Inc.. Northern Alberta Institute of Technology: W.A. (Sam) Shaw, President. As Individual: Patricia Clements, Past President of the Canadian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor of English, University of Alberta.

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

Panel I: Jeremy Mouat, Graeme Feltham, Karen D. Beliveau, Beverley Smith, Tom McIllfaterick, Alexa Loo and Greg L. Stringham made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 10:22 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:31 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Panel 2: Doug MacRae, Debra Gillet, Les Higa, Janet Poyen, John Keating, W.A. (Sam) Shaw and Patricia Clements made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:58 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Richard Dupuis, Caroline Martin
Clerks of the Committee

2003/11/17 3:59 p.m.