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Meeting No. 15

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Monday, October 20, 1997

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 1:06 o’clock p.m. this day in the Mackenzie Room, The Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, the Vice-Chair, Paddy Torsney presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Mark Assad, Roger Gallaway, Yvan Loubier, Gilles A. Perron, Gerry Ritz and Paddy Torsney.

Other Member present: Rahim Jaffer.

Associate Member present: Scott Brison.

In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament: Richard Domingue, Research Officer.

Witnesses: Roundtable no. 3: From the Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters of Quebec: Manuel Dussault, Director of Research and Analysis; Raymond Bourque, President. As an individual: Jean-Claude Croft. From Abbey Finestone Inc.: Stanley Abbey, Broker. As an individual: Hugh Rowe, Financial Advisor. From the National Association of Tobacco and Confectionary Distributors: Luc Dumulong, Executive Vice-President. As an individual: Patrick Brady, Entrepreneur.

Roundtable no. 4: From Alliance Quebec: Michael Hamelin, President; Harold Chorney, Member, Executive Committee; Len MacDonald, Director of National Issues. From the "Corporation des bijoutiers du Québec": André Marchand, President. From Project Genesis: Alice Herscovitch, Spokeswoman. From the Canadian Association of Gift Planners: Robert Kleinman, Government Relations. From the "Institut des recherches cliniques de Montréal": Dr. Rafick-Pierre Sékaly, Director of the Laboratory of Immunology. From the "Organisation d’aide aux sans-emploi": Bernard Côté, Legal Affairs and Information. From the "Fédération de l’âge d’or": François Legault, President; Nicole Moir, Executive Director. From the Montreal Neurological Institute: Tom Gevas, Associate Director, Planning and Administration; John Robson, Associate Director, Scientific Affairs. From Development and Peace: Mike Flynn, Assistant to General Management.

As an individual: Maurice Bourget.

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

At 1:07 o’clock p.m., the witnesses on Roundtable No. 3 made statements and answered questions.

At 2:25 o’clock p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:48 o’clock p.m., the sitting resumed.

The witnesses on Roundtable No. 4 made statements and answered questions.

At 4:18 o’clock p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:21 o’clock p.m., the sitting resumed.

Maurice Bourget made a statement and answered questions.

At 4:27 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.

 

Christine Fisher

Committee Clerk