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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 36
Tuesday, October 2, 2001
The Standing Committee on
Industry, Science and Technology met at 9:03 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West
Block.
Members of the Committee present: Larry Bagnell, Stéphane Bergeron, Bev Desjarlais,
Claude Drouin, Walt Lastewka, Charlie Penson, Andy Savoy, Paddy Torsney and
Susan Whelan.
Acting members present: Jacques Saada for Marlene Jennings, Gérard Binet for
Dan McTeague, Diane Ablonczy for Preston Manning and Rahim Jaffer for James
Rajotte.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Dan Shaw,
Geoffrey P. Kieley and Lalita Acharya, Research Officers.
Organization meeting, pursuant to Standing
Order 106(1) and (2): Election of a Chair and Vice-Chairs.
The Clerk of the Committee presided over the
election of a Chair.
On motion of Walt Lastewka,
it was agreed, -- That Susan Whelan be elected Chair of the Standing Committee
on Industry, Science and Technology.
Susan Whelan took the Chair.
On motion of Charlie Penson,
it was agreed, -- That Walt Lastewka be elected Vice-Chair of the Standing
Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.
On motion of Walt Lastewka,
it was agreed, -- That Charlie Penson be elected Vice-Chair of the Standing
Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.
By unanimous consent, the
Committee proceeded to consider its future business.
It was
agreed, -- That the Commissioner of the Competition Bureau and his senior
officials be invited to appear before the Committee regarding Bill C–23 on
Thursday, October 4, 2001.
It was agreed, -- That the
Research Officers of the Library of Parliament further elaborate the Work Plan
on the Science and Technology studies.
It was agreed, -- That the
Committee hold specific meetings with individual banks on the subject of
business lending to small and medium sized enterprises.
It was agreed, -- That the
Committee invite the Task force on Broadband to appear.
It was
agreed, -- That the Committee invite the CRTC to appear on the topic of
telephone pricing once the Commission has completed its hearings on the subject
and made a decision.
It was agreed, -- That the
Committee invite the Minister of Industry to appear once the Government responds
to the Committee’s Fifth Report entitled: A Canadian Innovation Agenda for
the Twenty-First Century.
It was agreed, -- That the
Researchers prepare a work plan for a study on the regulation of industry
including inter-provincial barriers.
At 10:10 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the
call of the Chair.
Normand Radford
Clerk of the Committee