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Meeting No. 13
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Monday, October 20, 1997
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 9:15 o’clock a.m. this day in the Mackenzie Room, The Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, the Vice-Chair, Paddy Torsney presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Mark Assad, Roger Gallaway, Yvan Loubier, Gilles A. Perron, Gerry Ritz and Paddy Torsney.
Other Members present: Yvon Charbonneau and Rahim Jaffer.
Associate Member present: Scott Brison.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament: Richard Domingue, Research Officer.
Witnesses: Roundtable no. 1: From the Chamber of Commerce of Quebec: Robert Demers, "Associé, Taxes à la consommation", Samson Bélair Deloitte & Touche, Member of the Public Finance Committee; Martin Comeau, Economist. From Cirano: Claude Montmarquette, Director of Research, Professor of Economic Science, University of Montreal. From the "Conseil du Patronat du Québec": Denis Beauregard, President; Jacques Garon, Research Director. From the "Confédération des caisses populaires Desjardins": Yves Morency, Government Relations Officer. From the "Association de planification fiscale et financière": Yvon Caron, President; Renaud Lachance, Professor, "École des hautes études commerciales". As an individual: Dr. Sidney Ingerman, Retired professor of Economics. From the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal: Françoy Roberge, Director, Public Affairs and Research.
Roundtable no. 2: From the "Fédération des étudiants universitaires du Québec": Benoît Latulippe, Socio-political Research Coordinator. From the "Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)": Pierre Paquette, Secretary General; Peter Bakvis, Executive Assistant. From the "Centrale de l’enseignement du Québec": Pierre Beaulne, Economist.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 83.1 the Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultation study. (See Minutes of Proceedings, Meeting No. 3, Wednesday, October 15, 1997).
At 9:09 o’clock a.m., the witnesses on Roundtable No. 1 made statements and answered questions.
At 10:40 o’clock a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 10:56 o’clock a.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses on Roundtable No. 2 made statements and answered questions.
At 11:56 o’clock a.m., the Committee adjourned until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon.
Christine Fisher
Committee Clerk