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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 28
Thursday, April 2, 1998
The Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met at 9:08 o’clock a.m., this day, in room 237-C, Centre Block, the Vice-Chair, Bonnie Brown, presiding.
Members of the Committee present Bonnie Brown, Brenda Chamberlain, Dale Johnston, Robert Nault and Byron Wilfert.
Acting Members present: Yves Rocheleau for Paul Crête, Gerry Byrne for Robert Nault until 9:30 a.m., Pat Martin for Libby Davies, Yvon Charbonneau for Claudette Bradshaw.
Other Member present: Roy Cullen.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Sandra Harder, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the Grain Workers Union: Ron Burton, Secretary Treasurer, Business Representative Grain Workers Union, Local 333. From the Grain Services Union: Hugh Wagner, Secretary, Business Manager. From the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union: Tom Dufresne, President, Canadian Area; Doug Sigurdson, President, Local 514. From the Air Canada Pilots Association: Jean-Marc Bélanger, Captain; Clyde Shaw, First Officer. From the University of Toronto: Brian Langille, Professor. From the Port of Saint John Employers Association: John King, Chairman of the Board; Lorne DeGaust, Vice-President and General Manager; Joseph Day, Counsel. From the Fraser Institute: Frazil Milhar, Director of Regulatory Studies. From the Mining Association of Canada: Gisèle Jacob, Vice-President, Public Affairs; John Keenan, Vice-President, Human Resources, Falconbridge Ltd.. From the Business Council of British Columbia: Tim McEwan, Senior Policy Analyst; Doug Alley, Vice-President, Human Resources. From the Coal Association of Canada: Donald O. Downing, President.
The Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part 1) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday, March 24, 1998, Meeting No. 19).
Tom Dufresne, Ron Burton, Hugh Wagner and Doug Sigurdson made statements and answered questions.
Jean-Marc Bélanger and Clyde Shaw made statements and answered questions.
Brian Langille, Joseph Day, John King and Frazil Milhar made statements and answered questions.
John Keenan made a statement and, with Gisèle Jacob, answered questions.
Doug Alley and Tim McEwan made statements and answered questions.
Donald O. Downing made a statement and answered questions.
At 12:24 o’clock p.m. the sitting was suspended.
At 12:31 o’clock p.m., the sitting resumed.
At 12:32 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Eric Janse
Clerk of the Committee