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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 23
Monday, November 22, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 1:20 p.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 and Karen Redman.
Acting Members present: Eric Lowther for Richard Harris; Pierre de Savoye for Yvan Loubier.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore and Jean Soucy, Researchers; Marion Wrobel, Senior Analyst.
Witnesses: Roundtable I - From the Health Sciences Association of Alberta: Elisabeth R. Ballermann, President. From the Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba: André Rémillard, Chair, Council of CEOs. From the Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations: Dr. Scott Grills, President; Alan Meech, Executive Director. From the Edmonton Coalition on Homelessness Society: Frank Manzara, Board Member. As Individual: Harold Buchwald, Founding Member, Pitblado Buchwald Asper; Helen K. Steinkopf, President, Maitland B. Steinkopf Foundation for the Mentally Retarded. From the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse: Frances Dover, Member of the Board.
Roundtable II - From the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses: Louise Rogers, President. From the Alberta Federation of Labour: Audrey M. Cormack, President. From the Canadian Federation of Students - National Graduate Council: Joy Morris, National Executive Representative. From the Conference of Defence Associations Institute: Col Samuel E. Blakely, President. From the Conference of Defence Associations: Col Paul Hughes, Advisor. From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Dan Kelly, Vice-President, Prairie Region. From the Canadian Association of Gift Planners: William D. Hawley, Chair, Government Relations Committee. From the Municipal District of Rocky View: Peter Kivisto, Municipal Manager.
Roundtable III - From the City of Edmonton: Wendy Kinsella, Deputy Mayor; Randy Garvey, Chief Financial Officer. From the AGRICORE: George Groeneveld, Vice-President. From the Financial Executives Institute Canada: Peter W. Rollason, Chair, Government Affairs Committee. As Individual: Beverley Smith. From the International Association of Fire Fighters: Scott Wilcox, Recording Secretary, Calgary Fire Fighters Association; Bryan Neilson, President, Calgary Fire Fighters Association. From the Sembiosys: Andrew Baum, Chief Executive Officer.
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).
Elisabeth Ballermann, André Rémillard, Scott Grills, Frank Manzara, Harold Buchwald and Frances Dover made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable I, answered questions.
At 2:39 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 2:46 p.m., the sitting resumed, the Acting Chair, Karen Redman, presiding.
Louise Rogers, Audrey Cormack, Joy Morris, Samuel Blakely, Dan Kelly, William Hawley and Peter Kivisto made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable II, answered questions.
At 3:36 p.m., the Chair took the Chair.
At 4:37 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:42 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Wendy Kinsella, George Groeneveld, Peter Rollason, Beverley Smith, Scott Wilcox and Andrew Baum made statements and, with the other participants in the roundtable III, answered questions.
At 6:18 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee