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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 90
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology met at 9:10 a.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Walt Lastewka, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Larry Bagnell, Stéphane Bergeron, Brian Fitzpatrick, Cheryl Gallant, Walt Lastewka, Serge Marcil, Joe McGuire, Dan McTeague, Andy Savoy and Brent St. Denis.
Acting Members present: Pierre Brien for Stéphane Bergeron.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Dan Shaw, Lalita Acharya and James McQueen, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Department of Industry: Renée St-Jacques, Chief Economist and Director General, Micro-Economic Policy Analysis Branch; Someshwar Rao, Director, Micro-Economic Analysis Directorate. From Statistics Canada: John R. Baldwin, Director, Micro Economic Studies and Analysis; Tarek Harchaoui, Chief, Multifaction Productivity Measures, Micro-Economic Studies and Analysis.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee commenced its consideration of the subject of Innovation, Productivity and Growth.
Renée St-Jacques and John Baldwin each made an opening statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 10:40 a.m., the Committee proceeded to sit in camera.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its 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).
It was agreed, -- That the Draft Report (as amended) be concurred in.
Ordered, -- That the Chair present the Tenth Report (as amended) to the House at the earliest possible opportunity.
It was agreed, -- That pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to this report within one hundred fifty (150) days.
It was agreed, -- That the Chair be authorized to make such typographical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the Draft Report to the House.
It was agreed, -- That 550 copies of the Report be printed in a tumble format.
At 11:00 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Normand Radford
Clerk of the Committee