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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 85

Thursday, October 23, 2003

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 9:32 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D Centre Block, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Scott Brison, Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Sophia Leung, Shawn Murphy, Pierre Paquette, Monte Solberg, Judy Wasylycia-Leis and Bryon Wilfert.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Principal ; Blayne Haggart, Analyst ; Stephen Laurent, Analyst.

Witnesses: Cement Association of Canada: François R. Lacroix, President; Patricia Devine, Director, Public Affairs. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Marc Renaud, President. Association of Canadian Community Colleges: Gerald Brown, President. Canadian Labour Congress: Kenneth V. Georgetti, President; Andrew Jackson, Senior Economist, Social and Economic Policy. National Council of Welfare: John Murphy, Chair, Canning, Nova Scotia; David Welch, Member; Greg deGroot-Maggetti, Socio-Economic Concerns Coordinator, Citizens for Public Justice. Action Canada for Population and Development: Katherine McDonald, Executive Director; Johanne Fillion, Director, Communications. Canadian Taxpayers' Federation: Walter Robinson, Federal Director; Bruce Winchester, Research Director. Canadian Home Builders' Association: Jim Thomson, President ; Mary Lawson, Incoming President; Joe Valela, Chair of CHBA Executive Board and President of the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association. Assembly of First Nations: Phil Fontaine, National Chief; Clarence (Manny) Jules, Chief of Staff.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(1), the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations.

Panel I: François R. Lacroix, Marc Renaud, Gerald Brown, Kenneth V. Georgetti and John Murphy made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 10:18 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:40 a.m., the sitting resumed.

The Committee resumed consideration of pre-budget consultations. Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 11:17 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:21 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Panel I: Katherine MacDonald, Johanne Fillion, Walter Robinson, Jim Thomson and Phil Fontaine made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 12:57 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Richard Dupuis, Caroline Martin
Clerks of the Committee

2003/10/29 4:01 p.m.