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Meeting No. 52
MINUTES OF PROCEEDING
Tuesday, November 18, 1997
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 9:02 o’clock a.m., this day, in room 308, West Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Mark Assad, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Roger Gallaway, David Iftody, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman, Paddy Torsney and Tony Valeri.
Acting Members present: Diane Ablonczy for Dick Harris; Pierre de Savoye for Yvan Loubier to 10:35; Jocelyne Girard-Bujold for Yvan Loubier at 10:35 a.m..
Other Member present: Jean-Guy Chrétien.
Witnesses: From the C.D. Howe Institute: David W. Slater, Policy Analyst. From the Caledon Institute of Social Policy: Ken Battle; Sheir Torjman, Vice-President. From the University of Calgary: Dr. J.C. Herbert Emery, Department of Economics. From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Garth White, Vice-President (National Affairs); Ted Mallett, Director of Research.
The Committee resumed its examination of Bill C-2, An Act to establish the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, October 28, Meeting No. 30).
David Slater made a statement and answered questions.
At 10:00 o’clock a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 10:03 o’clock a.m., the sitting resumed.
Ken Battle and Sherri Torjman made statements and answered questions.
At 10:55 o’clock a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:04 a.m., the sitting resumed.
Dr. Herbert Emery; Garth White and Ted Mallett made statements and answered questions.
At 12:04 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee