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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 66
Monday, October 29, 2001
The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Carolyn Bennett, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Scott Brison, Roy Cullen, Ken Epp, Rahim Jaffer, Jason Kenney, Sophia Leung, Yvan Loubier, Shawn Murphy, Lorne Nystrom, Pauline Picard and Gary Pillitteri.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Blayne Haggart; Research Officer, Marion Wrobel, Senior Analyst.
Witness(es): From the Canadian Chamber of Commerce: Nancy Hughes Anthony, President and Chief Executive Officer; Michael N. Murphy, Senior Vice-President, Policy. From the Federation of Canadian Municipalities: Jack Layton, President; Gilles Vaillancourt, Mayor of Laval. From the Information Technology Association of Canada: Dr. Gaylen Duncan, President & Chief Executive Officer. From the Investment Funds Institute of Canada: John Mountain, Vice-President, Regulation. From the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers: Marie Lemay, Chief Executive Officer; Pierre Boucher, President. From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Catherine Swift, President & Chief Executive Officer; Garth Whyte, Senior Vice-President, National Affairs; Richard Fahey, Vice-President, Quebec. From the Canadian Trucking Alliance: Ron Lennox, Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs; David Bradley, Chief Executive Officer. From the Cement Association of Canada - Ottawa: François R. Lacroix, President; Patrick Dolberg, President and CEO of the St. Lawrence Cement Group. From the Canadian Automobile Association: Elly Meister, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications; Rosalinda Fisher, Manager, Government Affairs and Traffic safety. From the National Association of Women and the Law: Bonnie Diamond, Executive Director; Kim Brooks, Member, Fiscal Policies Working Group. From the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health: Phil Upshall, Chair; Dr. Rémi Quirion, Scientific Director, Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction.
Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee continued its Pre-Budget Consultations.
Nancy Hughes Anthony, Jack Layton, Gilles Vaillancourt, Dr. Gaylen Duncan, John Mountain, Pierre Boucher and Marie Lemay made statements and, with the other witness, answered questions.
At 5:18 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 5:28 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Catherine Swift, Garth Whyte, Richard Fahey, David Bradley, François R. Lacroix, Patrick Dolberg, Elly Meister, Kim Brooks, Phil Upshall and Dr. Rémi Quirion made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 7:20 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marc Toupin
Clerk of the Committee