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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 27
Wednesday, November 24, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 12:16 p.m. this day, in Jaquie Shumiachter Room Saskatchewan Centre for the Arts, Regina, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Roy Cullen, Ken Epp, Roger Gallaway, Sophia Leung, The Hon. Lorne Nystrom and Karen Redman.
Acting Member present: Jim Jones for Scott Brison.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Jean Soucy, Researcher; Marion Wrobel, Senior Analyst.
Witnesses: Roundtable I - From the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture & Food: The Hon. Dwain Lingenfelter, Minister. From the Saskatchewan Canola Growers Association: Ray Hilderman, First Vice President. From the Saskatchewan Farm Support Review Committee: Harry Bastness, Chairman. From the Pro-West Rally Group: Ralph Rein, Agriculture Committee. From the University of Regina Faculty Association: Paul Gingrich, Chair; Patricia Fleming, Executive Director. From the Manitoba Farm Delegation: Andy Baker, National Farmers Union; Maxine Routledge, Member, Women's Institute. From the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities: Neil Hardy, Vice President; Aaron Deschene, Policy Analyst. From the City of Regina: Douglas R. Archer, Mayor. From the Trans-Canada #1 West Association: Bruce C. Anderson, Manager; Douglas R. Archer, President.
Roundtable II - From the Congress of Union Retirees of Canada: Al Cerilli, Executive Board Member-at-large; Bob Walker, Secretary, Saskatchewan Government Superannuates Association; Wes Norheim, Member. From the Community Action on Poverty: Joan Johannson, Member. From the Cho!ces: George Harris, Member. From the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce: Norm Halldorson, Chairperson, Finance Committee; Kelly Mitchell, Vice Chair, Finance Committee. From the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association: Gary Shaddock, President; Craig Melvin, Executive Director. From the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association: Mike Badham, President; Mervyn Norton, Senior Policy Analyst.
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).
The Hon. Dwain Lingenfelter made a statement.
At 12:44 p.m., Karen Redman took the Chair.
Paul Gingrich, Andy Baker, Maxine Routledge made statements.
At 12:51 p.m., the Chair took the Chair.
Members asked questions.
At 1:38 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:57 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Douglas Archer made two statements.
Douglas McCann made a statement.
Joan Johannson made a statement and answered questions.
Al Cerilli, George Harris, Norm Halldorson, Helly Mitchell, Gary Shaddock and Mike Badham made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable II, answered questions.
At 3:18 p.m., Karen Redman took the Chair.
At 3:32 p.m., the Chair took the Chair.
At 4:20 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee