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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 13

Monday, November 4, 2002

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 1:00 p.m. this day, in Toronto, at the Toronto Congress Centre, Room Gordon Pinsent 1-2-3, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Scott Brison, Rahim Jaffer, The Hon. Maria Minna, Charlie Penson, Tony Valeri, Bryon Wilfert.

Acting Member present: Brian Masse for Lorne Nystrom.

In attendance: From the Reseach Branch of the Library of Parliament: Blayne Haggart and Marc-André Pigeon, Research Officers. From the Committees Directorate: Marc-Olivier Girard, Committee Clerk.

Witnesses: As Individual: Joseph Polito. From the Association of Canadian Airport Duty Free Operators: André Bergeron, Executive Director; Kathy Kendall, The Nuance Group (Canada); Remo Mancini, Canadian Transit Company. From the Campaign 2000: Laurel Rothman, National Coordinator. From the Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors: David Thibaudeau, President and Chief Executive Officer; William Strain, Chair, Taxation, Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting (CALU). From CropLife Canada: Charles D. Milne, Vice-President, Government Affairs. From the Toronto Board of Trade: Elyse Allan, President and CEO; Terri Lohnes, Senior Economist/Policy Advisor. From the Campaign for Stable Funding of Adult ESL Classes: Graham Hollings, Coordinator; Prasanna Hettiarachchi, Former Adult ESL Student. From the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy: Gordon Floyd, Vice-President of Public Affairs. From the Canadian Restaurant and Food Services Association: Don Maunders, Vice President, A & W. Food Services of Canada Inc.; Joyce Reynolds, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs. From the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation: Malcolm Burrows, Director, Development and Gift Planning. From the Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (Kairos): Pat Steenberg, Executive Director; Dennis Howlett, Team Leader, Canadian Justice. FromEscarpment Biosphere Foundation: Robert Barnett, Executive Director. From Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada: Mel Norton, Member of Board of Director. From the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees: Geoff Fortier, Representative. From the University of Toronto: Prof. Carolyn Tuohy, Interim Vice President, Research and International Relations, Vice President, Policy Development and Associate Provost; Dr. Peter Munsche, Assistant Vice President, Technology Transfer Research and International Relations. As Individual: David Cross.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1 the Committee continued its pre-budget discussions.

Joseph Polito, Kathy Kendall, Remo Mancini, Laurel Rothman, David Thibaudeau, Charles D. Milne, Elyse Allen, each made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 3:10 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:23 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Graham Hollings, Prasanna Hettiarachchi, Gordon Floyd, Malcolm Burrows, Don Maunders, each made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 5:18 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:28 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Pat Steenberg, Dennis Howlett, Robert Barnett, Mel Norton, Geoff Fortier, Dr. Robert J. Birgeneau, David Cross, Dr. Carolyn Tuohy, each made a statement and, with Joyce Reynolds, answered questions.

At 7:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Richard Dupuis

Clerk of the Committee