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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 29

Monday, September 27, 2010

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 9:30 a.m. this day, in the Hampton Room A, B and C, Main Floor, Hampton Inn & Suites, Surrey, British Columbia, the Chair, James Rajotte, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Kelly Block, Bernard Généreux, Russ Hiebert, Massimo Pacetti, Daniel Paillé and James Rajotte.

Acting Members present: Don Davies for Thomas J. Mulcair.

Associate Members present: Dona Cadman and Cathy McLeod.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mark Mahabir, Analyst . House of Commons: David-Andrés Novoa, Committee Clerk.

Witnesses: Federation of Canadian Municipalities: Hans Cunningham, President, Director for the Regional District Central Kootenay, British Columbia; Gabe Miller. Mining Association of British Columbia : Pierre Gratton, President and Chief Executive Officer; Ben Chalmers, Vice-President, Environment and Technical Affairs. Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada: Eira Thomas, Member, Board of Directors; Laureen Whyte. British Columbia Cattlemen's Association: Kevin Boon, General Manager; Judith Guichon. National Association of Computer Consulting Businesses Canada: Loretta Wallace, Vice-President, Procom Group. Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter: Hilla Kerner, Collective Member. Surrey Board of Trade: Jeff Richards, Treasurer; Joanne Curry, Executive Director, Simon Fraser University. Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition: Rhona Martin, Chair; Donald Bassermann, Chair, Omineca Beetle Action Coalition. Canadian Association of Gift Planners: Margaret Mason. Sport BC: Bart Given, Director, Marketing and Communications. Canadian Energy Pipeline Association: Brenda Kenny, President and Chief Executive Officer. Justice for Girls: Asia Czapska, Co-ordinator; Caryn Duncan, Representative. B.C. CEDAW Group: Shelagh Day, Representative; Laura Holland.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee commenced its pre-budget consultations 2010.

Hans Cunningham, Pierre Gratton, Laureen Whyte, Judith Guichon, Loretta Wallace, Hilla Kerner and Jeff Richards made statements and, with Gabe Miller, Ben Chalmers, Eira Thomas, Kevin Boon, and Joanne Curry, answered questions.

At 11:04 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:12 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Rhona Martin, Margaret Mason, Bart Given, Brenda Kenny, Asia Czapska and Shelagh Day, made statements and, with Donald Bassermann, Caryn Duncan and Laura Holland, answered questions.

At 12:39 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jean-François Pagé
Clerk of the Committee

2010/09/30 3:33 p.m.