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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 182
Tuesday, May 4, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 9:39 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Scott Brison, Nick Discepola, Roger Gallaway, Sophia Leung, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman, Monte Solberg and Paul Szabo.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Marion Wrobel, Senior Analyst and Julie Cusson, Analyst.
Witnesses: From the Canadian Chamber of Commerce: Nancy Hughes Anthony, President and Chief Executive Officer; Dr. Dale Orr, Member, Economic Policy Committee. From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Catherine Swift, President & Chief Executive Officer; Garth Whyte, Vice-President, National Affairs. From the Federation of Canadian Municipalities: James W. Knight, Executive Director; Gilles Vaillancourt, Mayor of Laval, Laval, Québec. From the Council for Health Research in Canada: Dr. Peter A.R. Glynn, Member of the Executive Committee, President and CEO, Kingston General Hospital. From the HEAL - Health Action Lobby: Dr. Mary Ellen Jeans, Co-Chair and Executive Director, Canadian Nurses Association. From the Coalition for Biomedical and Health Research: Dr. Barry D. McLennan, Chair. From the Canadian Association of University Teachers: Dr. Jim Turk, Executive Director.
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.)
Witnesses representing the various organizations participating in the roundtable made statements and answered questions.
At 12:44 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee