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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 66
Thursday, February 7, 2002
The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology met at 9:10 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Vice-Chair, Walt Lastewka, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Larry Bagnell, Stéphane Bergeron, Bev Desjarlais, Walt Lastewka, Charlie Penson, James Rajotte, Andy Savoy and Brent St. Denis.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Dan Shaw and Lalita Acharya, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical
Research: Matthew Spence, President and Chief Executive Officer. From
Simon Fraser University: Adam Holbrook, Associate Director and Adjunct
Professor, Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology (CPROST). From the "Observatoire des
sciences et des technologies": Benoît Godin, Professor, INRS.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of its study on the Three Federal Granting Agencies, Peer Review Funding, and the Canada Research Chairs Program (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, October 16, 2001, Meeting No. 39).
The witnesses made opening statements and answered questions.
At 10:50 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Normand Radford
Clerk of the Committee