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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 157
Tuesday, November 17, 1998
The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 9:06 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Nick Discepola, Yvan Loubier, Karen Redman, Paul Szabo and Tony Valeri.
Acting Member present: Gerry Ritz for Monte Solberg.
Witnesses: Round Table I
From the Canadian Automobile Association: Elly Meister, Vice President; Jody Ciufo, Manager. From the Canadian Chamber of Commerce: Nancy Hughes Anthony, President & C.E.O.; Don McIver, Chief Economist, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. From the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation: Walter Robinson, Federal Director. From the College of Family Physicians of Canada: Dr. Jacques Lemelin, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine. From the Conference Board of Canada: Paul Darby, Director. From the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Canada: Alan Patt, Vice-President; Elizabeth J. Braden, Director, Personal Giving. From the University of Toronto: Peter Dungan, Associate Professor of Economics.
Round Table II
From the Canadian Jewellers Association: H. Jonathan Birks, First Vice-President; Pierre Akkelian, Past President; Michael Birchard, President, Canadian Watch Association. From the National Research Council Canada: Dr. Arthur J. Carty, President. From the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada: Dr. Thomas A. Brzustowski, President. From the Nuclear Awareness Project: David H. Martin, Research Director. As Individual: Dale Orr, Senior Vice-President, WEFA Canada Inc. From the Retirement Income Coalition: C.A. (Charlie) Pielsticker, Chair; Malcolm Hamilton, Member.
From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Catherine Swift, President & CEO; Pierre Cléroux, Vice-President, Quebec; Garth Whyte, Vice-President, National Affairs.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Orders 108(2) and 83.1, the Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultation Process (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Monday, June 8, 1998, Meeting No. 92).
The witnesses from Round Table I made opening statements and answered questions.
At 11:22 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:35 a.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses from Round Table II made opening statements and answered questions.
At 12:52 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:05 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Catherine Swift, Garth White and Pierre Cléroux made opening statements and answered questions.
At 2:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Jacques Lahaie
Clerk of the Committee