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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 19
Monday, February 17, 2003
The
Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology met at 3:30 p.m. this
day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Walt Lastewka, presiding.
Members of the Committee
present: Paul
Crête, Brian Fitzpatrick, Walt Lastewka, Serge Marcil, Brian Masse, Dan
McTeague, The Hon. Gilbert Normand, James Rajotte and Brent St. Denis.
Acting Members present: Greg Thompson for André Bachand,
Roger Gaudet for Jocelyne Girard-Bujold.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament:
Lalita Acharya, Geoffrey P. Kieley and Dan Shaw, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development: Dimitri Ypsilanti, Directorate on
Science, Technology and Industry (Paris). From the Directors Guild of Canada:
Grant Buchanan, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP.
Pursuant to Standing Order
108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of Foreign Investment Restrictions
Applicable to Telecommunications Common Carriers.
The witnesses each made an
opening statement and answered questions.
Paul Crête moved, -- That the Standing
Committee on Industry, Science and Technology summon representatives of the oil
companies and other experts so that it can explore possible causes of the
recent increase in the price of gasoline, including collusion among the oil
companies, and the significant negative effects that the increase is having on
the economy, and can recommend appropriate corrective measures to the federal
government.
Brian Fitzpatrick moved, --
That the motion be amended by deleting the words “including collusion among the
oil companies”.
After debate, the question
being put on the amendment, the vote being announced on the following show of
hands:
YEAS:
4
NAYS:
4
The Chair voted in the
affirmative.
Accordingly, the amendment
was agreed to.
The question being put on
the main motion as amended, it was agreed to.
At 5:32 p.m., the Committee
adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Diane Deschamps
Committee Clerk