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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 183
Tuesday, May 4, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:40 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Scott Brison, Roger Gallaway, Richard Harris, Sophia Leung, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman and Paul Szabo.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Marion Wrobel.
Witnesses: From the Business Council on National Issues: Thomas d'Aquino, President & CEO; David Stewart-Patterson, Senior Vice President, Policy and Communications; Sam T. Boutziouvis, Vice-President, Economics and Global Competitiveness. From the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada: Peter Smith, President and CEO. From the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada: Sally Brown, Senior Vice-President. From the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada: Dr. Thomas A. Brzustowski, President. As Individual: Dr. Fraser Mustard, Founders' Network, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its examination of Productivity. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday, March 17, 1999, Meeting No. 173.)
Thomas d’Aquino, Peter Smith and Thomas Brzustowski made statements and, with the other participants in the roundtable, answered questions.
At 5:20 p.m. Dr. Fraser Mustard made a statement and, with the other participants in the roundtable, answered questions.
At 6:16 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee