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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 22
Thursday, March 26, 1998
The Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met at 9:02 o’clock a.m., this day, in room 701, La Promenade, the Chair, Reg Alcock, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Reg Alcock, Caroline Bennett, Claudette Bradshaw, Bonnie Brown, Brenda Chamberlain, Libby Davies, Dale Johnston, Bob Nault and Byron Wilfert.
Acting Member present: Yves Rocheleau for Stéphan Tremblay.
Associate Member present: Pat Martin.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Bill Young, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the Canadian Labour Congress: Murray Randall, Executive Assistant to the President; Nancy Riche, Executive Vice-President. From the "Confederation des syndicats nationaux": Pierre Paquette, Corporate Secretary; Maurice Sauvé, Assistant to the Executive Committee. From the Canadian Chemical Producers’ Association: Richard Paton, M.A., M.P.A., President and CEO; David J. Shearing, Ph.D, Project Manager, Business Development. From Dow Chemical Canada: Claude André Lachance,
Director, Government Affairs. From Prairie Pools Inc.: John Pearson, Chairman; Dennis VanDerHaegen, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Director; Patty Townsend, Manager of Communications. From Western Grain Elevator Association: Gord Cummings, Vice Chairman, Western Grain Elevator Association and Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Wheat Pool; Murdoch MacKay, Chairman, Terminal Operators and Managing Director, Terminal Services, United Grain Growers Limited; Ed H. Guest, Executive Director, Western Grain Elevator Association. From the Canadian Courier Association: Doug Moffatt, Executive Director; Denis Manzo. From the Canadian Police Association: Dale Kinnear, Labour Analyst; J.W. Brennan, R.C.M.P. Retired.
The Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part 1) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday, March 24, 1998, Meeting No. 19).
Nancy Riche made a statement and answered questions.
Pierre Paquette made a statement, and with Maurice Sauvé, answered questions.
Richard Paton, Davis J. Shearing and Claude André Lachance made statements and answered questions.
John Pearson made a statement and, with Dennis VanderHaegen and Patty Townsend, answered questions.
At 12:27 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Eric Janse
Clerk of the Committee