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Meeting No. 56
MINUTES OF PROCEEDING
Wednesday, November 26, 1997
The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:30 o’clock p.m., this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Mark Assad, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Roger Gallaway, David Iftody, Gilles A. Perron, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman, Gerry Ritz and Paddy Torsney.
Acting Members present: Murray Calder for Paul Szabo; Odina Desrochers for Yvan Loubier; André Harvey for Jim Jones; Stan Keyes for Tony Valeri; Lorne Nystrom for Nelson Riis.
Associate Member present: Nick Discepola.
Other Members present: Tony Ianno.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Richard Domingue and Marion Wrobel, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Bank of Canada: Gordon Thiessen, Governor; Bernard Bonin,
Senior Deputy Governor; Charles "Chuck" Freedman, Deputy Governor.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), the Committee considered the Bank of Canada "Monetary Policy Report, November 1997".
Gordon Thiessen made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 5:19 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee