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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 12
Monday, November 15, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 1:23 p.m. this day, in the Imperial Ballroom, Lord Nelson Hotel, Halifax, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Scott Brison, Roy Cullen, Roger Gallaway, Gary Pillitteri and Paul Szabo.
Acting Member present: Gary Lunn for Monte Solberg.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore and Jean Soucy, Researchers.
Witnesses: Rountable I - From the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour: Elaine Price, President; Wayne Butler, Secretary-Treasurer. From the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union: Ian Johnson, Policy Analyst Researcher. From the Federation of New Brunswick Faculty Associations: Dr. Jack Vanderlinde, President; Dr. Claude Dionne, Vice-President; Desmond A. Morley, Executive Director. From the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse: Ed Fitzpatrick, Member of the Board. From the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour: Les Holloway, General Vice-President.
Roundtable II - From the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce: Michael A. Schmid, Federal Finance Chair; Ian Tramble, Member, Federal Finance Committee. From the Cape Breton Regional Municipality: David N. Muise; John Whalley, Economist. From the St. John's Board of Trade: Lori Lee Oates, Manager of Policy; Martin Lockyer, President. From the Nova Scotia Cultural Network: Andrew David Terris, Executive Director. From the Horticulture Nova Scotia: Greg Webster, Human Resources Committee Chairperson, President, Webster Farms Ltd. From the New Brunswick Healthcare Association: Mike Poirier, Executive Director; Kelly Lamrock, Policy Analyst. From the Municipality of the County of Richmond: Richie Cotton, Warden; Gail Johnson, Councillor. From the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture: Peter Hill, First Vice-President; Laurence Nason, Executive Director.
Roundtable III - From the Information Technology Association of Canada: André Gauthier, Chairman of the Board, Senior Executive Vice-President, LGS Group; Robert Crow, Vice-President, Policy; Gary Blandford, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, ITI Education Corp. From the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities: Duart MacAulay, President, Councillor of County of Inverness; Anna Allen, First Vice-President, Deputy Mayor, Town of Windsor; Ken Simpson, Executive Director. As Individual: John D'Orsay. From the Town of Lunenberg: Laurence Mawhinney. From the Childcare Advocacy Association of Canada: Margie Vigneault, Nova Scotia Representative; Carla Bryden, Canadian Autoworkers, Member and General Vice-President, Nova Scotia Federation of Labour.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultations. (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, November 2, 1999, Meeting No. 2).
Elaine Price, Les Holloway, Ian Johnson, Jack Vanderlinde and Ed Fitzpatrick made statements, and with the other participants in roundtable I, answered questions.
At 2:40 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 2:57 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Michael Schmid, David Muise, Martin Lockyer, Greg Webster, Mike Poirier, Richie Cotton and Peter Hill made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable II, answered questions.
At 4:27 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:38 p.m., the sitting resumed.
André Gauthier, Duart MacAulay, John D'Orsay and Margie Vigneault made statements and, with other participants in roundtable III, answered questions.
At 5:57 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee