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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 131
Thursday, October 15, 1998
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 8:00 a.m. this day, at the Delta Meadowale Hotel and Resort in Toronto, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Scott Brison, Nick Discepola, Sophia Leung, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman, Nelson Riis, Paul Szabo and Tony Valeri.
Acting Member present: John MacKay for Roger Gallaway
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Richard Domingue and Marion Wrobel, Researchers.
Witnesses: Round Table I
From the Association of Canadian Pension Management: Wendy Gauthier, Member; Ian Markham, Vice-Chair. From the Citizens for Public Justice: Greg DeGroot-Maggetti, Policy Researcher; Gerald Vandezande, National Public Affairs Director; Harry Kits, Executive Director. From the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario: Evie Jesin, President; Peter Landry, Advisor. From the Employer Committee on Health Care - Ontario: Gretchen Van Riesen, Director; Vic Clive, Assistant Vice-President. From the Ontario Public Health Association: Brian Hyndman, President; Debbie Sheehan, Co-Chair.
Round Table II
From the Canadian Association for Community Living: Dick Calkins, Vice President; Connie Laurin-Bowie, Coordinator Government Liaison. From the Canadian Auto Workers Union: Basil "Buzz" Hargrove, President; Jim Stanford, Economist. From the Childcare Resource and Research Unit: Martha Friendly, Coordinator and Adjunct Professor. From the Growing Up Healthy Downtown: Karen Serwonka, Project Co-ordinator.
Round Table III
From the Business Council on National Issues: Thomas d'Aquino, President & CEO. From the Canadian Bankers' Association: Ron Friesen, Chair, Taxation Committee; Mark Weseluck, Vice-President.
Round Table IV
From the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto: M. Elyse Allan, President and Chief Executive Officer; Maralynne Monteith, Chair; Michael Beswick, Chair; Louise Verity, Director of Policy. From the Dundee Bancorp Inc.: Donald K. Charter, Executive Vice President; Garth MacRae, Vice-Chair. From the Ontario Hospital Association: David MacKinnon, President. From the University of Toronto: Chris Ramsaroop, President, Student Administrative Council; Prof. J. Robert S. Prichard, President.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Orders 108(2) and 83.1, the Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultation Process. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Monday, June 8, 1998, Meeting No. 92).
The witnesses from Round Table I made opening statements and answered questions.
At 10:00 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 10:05 a.m., the sitting resumed and the witnesses from Round Table II made opening statements and answered questions.
At 11:10 a.m., Martha Friendly, of the Childcare Resource and Research Unit made an opening statement and along with the witnesses from the Round Table II, answered questions.
At 12:29 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:37 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses on Round Table III made opening statements and answered questions.
At 1:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:40 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses on Round Table IV made opening statements and answered questions.
At 3:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 3:10 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Witnesses: Round Table V
From the Canadian Tax Foundation: Robin MacKnight, Director. From the Chamber of Commerce of Kitchener-Waterloo: Linda Korgemets, C.A., Chairperson. From the Georgian Bancorp Inc.: Sinclair Stevens, Chairman; Attila Lendvai, Stategy and Communications. From the Walker Chocolate Company Ltd.: Harry Walker, President. As Individual: Deborah Kusturin.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study of the Report of the Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Monday, September 21, 1998, Meeting No. 106) and its Pre-Budget Consultation Process study and the witnesses from Round Table V made opening statements and answered questions.
The witnesses on Round Table V made opening statements and answered questions.
At 5:10 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Jacques Lahaie
Clerk of the Committee
Roxanne Enman
Co-Clerk of the Committee