Witnesses: Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Catherine Swift, President and Chief Executive Officer; Garth Whyte, Executive Vice-President, National Affairs. Voluntary Sector Forum: Jean Christie, Executive Director; Laurie Rektor, Manager, National Issues. Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada: Garry Bolton, Chairman; Claude Paul Boivin, President. Information Technology Association of Canada: Bill Bergen, President and CEO; Adam Chowaniec, Chair, Board of Directors. Canadian Construction Association: Michael Atkinson, President; Tom Brown, Chairman, Executive Committee, Senior Vice President, Alberta Civil Divisions, Ledcor Industries Ltd.. United Steelworkers of America: Lawrence McBrearty, National Director; Dennis Deveau, Government Liaison, Legislative Department. Canadian Council of Chief Executives: David Stewart-Patterson, Senior Vice-President, Policy and Communications; Sam T. Boutziouvous, Vice-President, Policy and Senior Economic Advisor. Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada: Everett E. Colby, Chair, Taxation Policy Committee; Carole Presseault, Director, Government Relations. Canadian Teachers' Federation: Harvey Weiner, Deputy Secretary General; John Staple, Director, Economic Services. Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.: Greg Traversy, President; James Witol, Vice-President. |