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Meeting No. 16
MINUTES OF PROCEEDING
Tuesday, October 21, 1997
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 9:12 o’clock a.m., this day, in the Highland Suites 7 and 8, World Trade Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Dick Harris, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman, Nelson Riis and Paul Szabo.
Other Member present: Scott Brison.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch: Marion Wrobel, Research Officer.
Witnesses: Round Table 1 From the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union: Joan Jessome, First Vice-President; Ian Johnson, Senior Policy Analyst. From the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC): Elizabeth Beale, President. From the Halifax Regional Development Agency: Peter Wilde, Chartered Accountant. From the Metropolitain Halifax Chamber of Commerce: Peter Doig, Chair, Government Affairs Committee; Mike Schmid, CPA, Chair, Budget Task Force. From the Nova Scotia Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction: Steve Williams, Managing Diretor. From the Halifax International Airport Authority: Neil Raynor, Executive Director; Bernie Miller, Chairman. Round Table 2 From the Dalhousie Student Union: Chris Adams, President; Kevin Lacey, Vice President. From the Dalhousie University: Dr. Howard Dickson, Associate Dean of Medicine. From the Nova Scotia Association of Family Resource Projects: Pauline Raven, President. From the Canadian Federation of Students of Nova Scotia: Jessica Squires, National Executive, Representative for Nova Scotia. From the Atlantic Popular Education Network: Jim Sharpe; Margaret Tusz. From the Dalhousie School of Economics: Mike Bradfield, Professor of Economics. From the North End Community Health Centre: Carolann Wright-Parks, Director. As Individual: Robert Chisholm, MLA, Leader, Nova Scotia NDP. From the Maritime School of Social Work: Maureen MacDonald, Professor of Social Work. From the Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia: Paul MacLellan, President. From the Queen Elizabeth II Foundation: Cheryl Hodder, Director of Gift Planning. From the Acadia Student Union: Paul Black, President.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultation Study. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday, October 15, 1997, Meeting No. 3).
The witnesses participating in Round Table One made statements and answered questions.
At 10:33 o’clock a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 10:49 o’clock a.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses participating in Round Table Two made statements and answered questions.
At 12:33 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee