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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 42

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 9:01 a.m. this day, in the Duquesne/Jonquière, Hôtel Delta Québec, Québec, Québec, the Chair, Brian Pallister, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Diane Ablonczy, Dean Del Mastro, Hon. John McCallum, Hon. John McKay, Massimo Pacetti, Brian Pallister, Pierre A. Paquette, Michael Savage, Thierry St-Cyr and Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

Acting Members present: Steven Blaney for Mike Wallace and Luc Harvey for Rick Dykstra.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Principal ; Alexandre Laurin, Analyst . Standing Committee on Finance: Shaila Anwar, Co-Clerk of the Committee.

Witnesses: Genome Canada: Martin Godbout, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mouvement pour les arts et les lettres: Bastien Gilbert, Chief Executive Officer, Regroupement des centres d'artistes autogérés du Québec; Lorraine Hébert, Executive Director, Regroupement québécois de la danse. Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Quebec: Diane Francoeur, President. Merck Frosst Canada Inc.: Christian Blouin, Director, Public Health Policy and Government Relations. Quebec Federation of University Students: Trevor Hanna, Vice-President, Federal and International Affairs. Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D): Gilles Gagnon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeterna Zentaris Inc.; Brigitte Nolet, Vice-President, Federal Affairs. Union des artistes: Jack Robitaille, Vice-President. Regroupement des cégeps de la région du Québec: Denis Juneau, President. University of Sherbrooke: Luc Godbout, Professor. Chambre de commerce de Québec: Denis Patry, Président; Alain Kirouac, General Director. Fédération des chambres immobilières du Québec: Pierre Langlois, Director of Government operations. Confédération des syndicats nationaux: Pierre Patry, Treasurer.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations 2006.

At 10:28 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:32 a.m., the sitting resumed.

At 11:54 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Elizabeth B. Kingston
Clerk of the Committee

2006/10/26 11:46 a.m.