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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 154
Friday, November 6, 1998
The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 9:10 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Sophia Leung and Tony Valeri.
Acting Members present: Bob Speller for Nick Discepola; Roy Cullen for Karen Redman; Paul Forseth for Monte Solberg.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Richard Domingue and Marion Wrobel, Researcher.
Witnesses: As Individual: Arthur Donner, Economist and Consultant; The Hon. Douglas D. Peters, Financial and Economic Consultant. From University of Ottawa: Alain Parquez, Economics Department.
Round Table I
From Canadian Association of Mutual Insurance Companies: Normand Lafrenière, President. From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Catherine Swift, President & CEO; Brian Gray, Senior Vice-President; Garth Whyte, Vice-President, National Affairs. From the National Action Committee on the Status of Women: Sandra Carnegie-Douglas, Executive Coordinator. From Results Canada: Dr. Richard Ernst, Board Member. From Rice Financial Group Inc.: Thomas J. Rice, President 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).
Arthur Donner, Doug Peters and Alain Parquez made opening statements and answered questions.
At 11:00 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:40 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses on Round Table I made opening statements and answered questions.
At 2:45 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Jacques Lahaie
Clerk of the Committee