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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 22
Monday, November 22, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 9:10 a.m. this day, in the Wildrose Room, Sheraton Suites Au Clair Hotel, Calgary, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Roy Cullen, Ken Epp, Albina Guarnieri, Sophia Leung, The Hon. Lorne Nystrom, Karen Redman.
Acting Members present: Eric Lowther for Richard Harris; Pierre de Savoye for Yvan Loubier; Jim Jones for Scott Brison.
In Attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore and Jean Sousy, Researchers; Marion G. Wrobel, Senior Analyst.
Witnesses: Roundtable I - From the Calgary Chamber of Commerce: Kevin Gregor, First Vice President; David Smith, Second Vice President; Jack Grant, Chair, Tax Committee. From the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers: William A. Friley Jr., Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Triumph Energy Corporation; Greg L. Stringham, Vice-President, Markets & Fiscal Policy. From the Coal Association of Canada: Ken Myers, Treasurer, Fording Coal Ltd. From the City of Calgary: Al Duerr, Mayor; Paul A. Dawson, Chief Executive Officer. From the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association: Bob Hawkesworth, Director; Lorne Olsvik, President; Ernie Patterson, Mayor of Claresholm. From the Canadian Dehydrators Association: Garry Benoit, Executive Director.
Roundtable II - From the Council of Canadians with Disabilities: Laurie Beachell, National Co-ordinator. From the Kids First, Parent Association of Canada: Cathy Buchanan, National Secretary; Christine Scharl-Cornforth, Vice President; Lynn Ferguson, Parent; Judy Arnall, Parent. As Individual: Heather Gore-Hickman; T.A. (Ted) Siemens. From the Calgary Homeless Foundation: Brian Olson, Board Member, Chair, Fund Raising Committee; Peter Wallis, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer; Mark Phipps, Advisor. From the MCC Employment Development: Donette Hjermenrude, Director. From the People Empowering Themselves Against the System: Susan Bruce, Spokesperson, Chair Emeritus.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultations. (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, November 2, 1999, Meeting No. 2).
Al Duerr, David Smith, Jack Grant, William Friley, Ken Myers, Lorne Olsvik, Ernie Patterson and Garry Benoit made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable I, answered questions.
At 10:44 a.m., Karen Redman took the Chair
At 10:46 a.m., the Chair took the Chair.
At 11:07 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:10 a.m., the sitting resumed.
Laurie Beachell, Cathy Buchanan, Christine Scharl-Cornforth, Lynn Ferguson, Judy Arnall, Heather Gore-Hickman, Ted Siemens, Peter Wallis, Mark Phipps, Donette Hjermenrude and Susan Bruce made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable II, answered questions.
At 12:55 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee