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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 151
Wednesday, November 4, 1998
The Standing Committee on Finance met in a (televised session) at 3:33 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Nick Discepola, Dick Harris, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman, Monte Solberg and Paul Szabo.
Acting Members present: Jason Kenney for Ken Epp; Serge Cardin for Yvan Loubier.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Richard Domingue and Marion Wrobel, Researchers.
Witnesses: Round Table I
From the Canada Trust: Edmund Clark, President; Greta Wemekamp, Assistant Vice-President, Government Relations. From the Canadian Retail Building Supply Council: Stephen Johns, President. From SNC-LAVALIN Inc.: Jacques Lamarre, President and CEO; Robert Racine, Senior Vice-President. From the Pixie Bigelow Productions Inc.: Pixie Bigelow, President and Documentary Film-Maker. From Retail Council of Canada: Diane J. Brisebois, President. From the Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters of Canada: Jayson Myers, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist; Matthew Wilson, Policy Analyst. From the Canadian Bankers' Association: Gennaro Stammati, Chair and C.E.O., Foreign Banks Executive Committee and President of Banca Commerciale Italiano; William Randle, Legal Counsel and Secretary to Foreign Banks Executive Committee; Jeffrey Graham, Lawyer, Borden Elliot. From Banca Commerciale Italiana of Canada: Gennaro Stammati, Chair and C.E.O..
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study of the Report of the Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Monday, September 21, 1998, Meeting No. 106).
The witnesses from Round Table I made opening statements and answered questions.
At 6:20 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Jacques Lahaie
Clerk of the Committee
Roxanne Enman
Co-Clerk of the Committee