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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 180
Thursday, April 29, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:37 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Scott Brison, Odina Desrochers, Nick Discepola, Ken Epp, Karen Redman and Paul Szabo.
Acting Members present: Marlene Jennings for Tony Valeri.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Marion Wrobel, Senior Analyst and Julie Cusson, Analyst.
Witnesses: As Individual: Dr. Jonathan R. Kesselman, University of British Columbia; Mike McCracken, CEO and Chairman, Informetrica; Fred McMahon, Senior Policy Analyst, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its examination of Productivity. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday, March 17, 1999, Meeting No. 173).
Jonathan Kesselman made a statement and answered questions.
The remaining witnesses participating in the roundtable made statements and answered questions.
At 6:15 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee