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Meeting No. 8

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Friday, October 17, 1997

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 9:07 o’clock a.m. this day in the Atlanta Room, Renaissance Edmonton Hotel, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Jim Jones, Gary Pilliteri, Karen Redman, Nelson Riis, Hon. Monte Solberg, Paul Szabo and Tony Valeri.

Acting Members present: Rahim Jaffer for Dick Harris; Odina Desrochers for Yvan Loubier.

Other Member present: Deborah Gray.

In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament: Marion Wrobel, Research Officer.

Witnesses: Round Table 1 -- From the Alberta Federation of Labour: Jim Selby, Research Director. From the Alberta Real Estate Board: Les Phillops, President. From the Canadian Dehydrators Association: Garry Benoît, Executive Director. From the University of Alberta: Professor Paul Boothe, Department of Economics. From the Prairie Pools Inc.: Marcel Vanden Dungen. From the Confederation of Alberta Faculty: Rick Szostak. From Edmonton Arts Council: Josh Keller. From the Social Planning Department - Red Deer: Colleen Jensen. RoundTable 2 -- From the Alberta Association for Young Children: Liz Simmons, Vice-President. From the Alberta Council on Aging: C. Neil Reimer. From the Edmonton Social Planning Council: Brian Betchel, Executive Director. From the National Foundation for Family Research and Education: Dr. Mark Genuis, Executive Director. From the Seniors Action and Liaison Team: Con Duemler. From the Alberta Association of Registered Social Workers: Lorna Downey. From the Alberta Teachers Association: Fran Savage. From the Quality of Life Commission: Rev. Bruce Miller. From the "Association canadienne française de l’Alberta": Georges Arès. From Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation: Matin Garbor-Conrad, Executive Director. From Edmonton National Anti-Poverty Organization: Midge Cuthill, Chair. As Individual: Regina Parker, Member of Poverty In Action.

In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 83.1 the Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultation study. (See Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, Meeting No. 3, Wednesday, October 15, 1997).

At 9:09 o’clock a.m., the witnesses participating in the Roundtable One made statements and answered questions.

At 10:34 o’clock a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:41 o’clock a.m., the sitting resumed with Round Table Two.

The Witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 12:12 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Carol Chafe

Clerk of the Committee