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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 186
Thursday, May 6, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:34 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Nick Discepola, Ken Epp, Roger Gallaway, Sophia Leung, Nelson Riis and Paul Szabo.
Acting Member present: Gerry Ritz for Monte Solberg.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Marion Wrobel, Senior Analyst and Julie Cusson, Analyst.
Witness: As Individuals: Dr. John Baldwin, Director, Microeconomic Studies and Analysis, Statistics Canada; Dr. Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director, Centre for the Study of Living Standards; Dr. Serge Nadeau, Industry Canada; Daniel Trefler, Economist, Institute for Policy Analysis, University of Toronto; Fred Bienefeld, Research Associate, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives; Jim Franks, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Conference Board of Canada; Daniel Schwanen, Economist, C.D. Howe Institute.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its examination of Productivity. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday, March 17, 1999, Meeting No. 173.)
The participants in the roundtable made statements and answered questions.
At 5:17 p.m., Paul Szabo took the Chair.
At 5:34 p.m., the Chair took the Chair.
Participants in the roundtable continued to answer questions.
At 6:16 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee