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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 75
Thursday, November 26, 1998
The Standing Committee on Industry met at 9:10 a.m. this day, in Room 536, Wellington Building, the Chair, Susan Whelan, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Eugène Bellemare, Antoine Dubé, Stan Keyes, Francine Lalonde, Walt Lastewka, Eric Lowther, Ian Murray, Jim Pankiw, Janko Peric, Alex Shepherd and Susan Whelan.
Acting Members present: Paddy Torsney for Marlene Jennings; John Mahoney for Walt Lastewka; Philip Mayfield for Rahim Jaffer and Jocelyne Girard-Bujold for Francine Lalonde.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Daniel Brassard and Nathalie Pothier, Research Officers.
Witnesses:From the Task Force Year 2000: Jean C. Monty, President and Chief Executive Officer; Alain-F. Desfossés, Executive Director. From the Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada: Jayson Myers, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist; Mathew Wilson, Policy Analyst. From the Air Transport Association of Canada: Clifford J. Mackay, President & CEO; Geoffrey Elliot, Executive Vice President, Policy and Strategic Planning. From Canadian Airlines International Ltd.: Scott Bradley, Director of Government Affairs. From Air Canada: Jean-Paul Bourgeois, Director, Enterprise Systems; Janice Robinson, Project Director - Year 2000. From NAV CANADA: David C. Honkanen, Year 2000 Project Manager. From the Government of New Brunswick: Lori MacMullen, Chief Information Officer, Corporate Information Management Service, Supply and Services; Gary Andrews, Director, Year 2000 Program Management Office, Corporate Information Management Services, Supply and Services. From the Government of Alberta: George Samoil, Chief Information Officer. From the Canadian Federation of Agriculture: Jeff Atkinson, Communications Coordinator and Parliamentary Liaison. From the Mining Association of Canada: Dan Paszkowski, Vice-President, Economic Affairs. From the Atomic Energy Control Board: G.J. Kurt Asmis, Director, Safety Evaluation Division (Engineering); N.S. Anani, Head, Instrumentation Control Electrical Group; T.E. Schaubel, Senior Specialist, Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Group. From Ontario Hydro: W.K. (Bill) Imms, Director, External Liaison; Stuart J. Brindley, Manager, Y2K Operations, Central Market Operations. From the Canadian Electricity Association: Francis Bradley, Vice President, Corporate Resources. From Nova Scotia Power Inc.: Ann Petley-Jones, Chief Information Officer. From "Hydro Québec": Jacques Bédard, Year 2000 Project; Pierre Chênevert, Head, Transport Information. From Ottawa Hydro: Peter Liu, Director, Management Information Systems; Ed Muldoon, Director, Engineering Operations. From Natural Resources Canada: Dan Whelan, Director General. From the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers: Greg Stringham, Vice-President, Markets & Fiscal Policy. From the Canadian Gas Association: George Barnhart, Vice-President, Information Systems, SaskEnergy and Chair Year 2000 Task Force; John Klenavic, Federal Affairs Consultant. From the National Energy Board: John McCarthy, Business Leader, Operations.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of a study on Information Technology: Preparedness for Year 2000.
Jean Monty made a statement and, with the witness, answered questions.
At 10:04 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 10:11 a.m., the sitting resumed.
Jayson Myers made an opening statement and answered questions.
Clifford Mackay, Scott Bradley, Janice Robinson and David Honkanen each made an opening statement and, with the witnesses, answered questions.
At 12:04 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Lori MacMullen and George Samoil each made an opening statement and, with the witness, answered questions.
At 1:12 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:20 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Jeff Atkinson and Dan Paszkowski each made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 2:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 3:42 p.m., the sitting resumed and Eugene Bellemare took the Chair.
Kurt Asmis, Bill Imms, Francis Bradley, Ann Petley-Jones, Jacques Bédard, Peter Liu and Dan Whelan each made an opening statement and, with the witnesses, answered questions.
At 5:11 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 5:18 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Greg Stringham, John Klenavic, George Barnhart and John McCarthy each made an opening statement and, with the witness, answered questions.
At 6:14 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Elizabeth B. Kingston
Clerk of the Committee