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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 16

Thursday, December 6, 2007

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 1:03 p.m. this day, in the Commonwealth A Room, The Westin Nova Scotian, Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Chair, Rob Merrifield, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Rick Dykstra, Rob Merrifield, Massimo Pacetti and Thierry St-Cyr.

Acting Members present: Gerald Keddy for Ted Menzies, Alexa McDonough for Thomas J. Mulcair and Michael Savage for Hon. John McCallum.

In attendance: House of Commons: Catherine Cuerrier, Committee Clerk . Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Principal Analyst ; Alexandre Laurin, Analyst.

Witnesses: Accor Services: Richard Oram. Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers: Marc Lamoureux, President. Canadian Federation of Students - Nova Scotia Component (PSEC): Kaley Kennedy. Halifax Chamber of Commerce: Valerie A. Payn, President. Sport Matters Group: Ian Bird, Senior Leader. New Brunswick Non-Profit Housing Association: Gary Glauser. Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union: Ian Johnson, Policy Analyst and Researcher, Post-Secondary Education Coalition. Sierra Club of Canada: Gretchen Fitzgerald, Director, Atlantic Canada Chapter. Symphony Nova Scotia: Erika Beatty, Chief Executive Officer. Canadian Association of Social Workers: Glenn Drover, Social Worker. Canadian Healthcare Association: Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer. Heritage Canada Foundation: Chris Wiebe, Officer, Heritage Policy and Government Relations. Imagine Canada: Teri A. Kirk, Vice-President, Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs. National Association of Indigenous Institutes of Higher Learning: Trevor Lewis, Chair. Nova Scotia Federation of Labour: Betty Jean Sutherland, Vice-President-at-Large. Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants: Roberto Jovel, Coordinator, Policy and Research.

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

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 2:29 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:37 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 4:01 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Elizabeth B. Kingston
Clerk of the Committee

2008/02/06 11:23 a.m.