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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 10
Tuesday, November 9, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 1:07 p.m. this day, in Hawthorne Hall, Sheraton Four Points Hotel, Toronto, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Scott Brison, Roy Cullen, Ken Epp, Albina Guarnieri, Gary Pillitteri, Monte Solberg and Paul Szabo.
Acting Member present: Bill Graham for Sophia Leung.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore, Researcher and Marion Wrobel, Senior Analyst.
Witnesses: Roundtable I - From the Ontario Hospital Association: Robert K. Muir, Chief Operating Officer, Vice-President, Hospital Relations; Tony Dagnone, President and Chief Executive Officer, London Health Sciences Centre; MGen. Frank Norman, Chair Elect. From the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada: Dr. Patty Vann, Président; Dr. Keith MacLellan, Past President. From the Easter Seals/March of Dimes National Council: Paul Raina, Provincial Manager of Government and Corporate Relations, Ontario March of Dimes; Duncan Read, Past President, Ontario March of Dimes. From the Construction Employment Group of Ontario: Bud Calligan, Member, Board of Directors; Eddie Thornton, Executive Director, Carpenters & Allied Workers - Local 27. From the Laborer's International Union of North America: Joseph S. Mancinelli, International Vice-President, Central and Eastern Canada Regional Manager; Cosmo Mannella, Canadian Tri-Fund Director. From the Canadian Film and Television Production Association: Elizabeth McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer; Linda Schuyler, Chair, Board of Directors; Steve Ord, Chair, Tax & Financing Committee.
Roundtable II - From the City of Markham: Donald Cousens. From the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario: Evie Jesin, President. From the Canadian Association for Not-for-Profit RESP Dealers: Tom O'Shaughnessy, Co-Chair; Ken Goodwin, Co-Chair. From the Canadian e-Business Opportunities Roundtable: Sara Allan, Manager, Boston Consulting Group of Canada; John Eckert, Managing Partner, McLean Warson Capital; Ronan McGrath, President and Chief Information Officer, Shared Services Rogers Cantel. From the Canadian Nuclear Society: David Jackson, Professor (Adjunct), McMaster University. From the Neighborhoods' Forum: Lisa Stephens Immen, Chairman; Ewen McQuaig, Vice-Chair.
Roundtable III - From the C.D. Howe Institute: William Robson, Senior Policy Analyst. From the City of Toronto: Brad Duguid, Councillor, Chair, Community Services Committee; Jack Layton, Councillor, Chair, Environmental Task Force. From the Canadian Urban Institute: John E.L. Farrow, President. From the Nature Conservancy Canada: John Lounds, Executive Director; Thea Silver, Program Director. From the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association: Robin Campbell, Executive Director. As Individuals: Blaine & Jeanie Scott.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its Pre-Budget Consultations. (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, November 2, 1999, Meeting No. 2).
Tony Dagmore, Robert Muir, Patty Vann, Duncan Read, Bud Culligan, Joseph Mancinelli and Elizabeth McDonald made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable I, answered questions.
At 1:49 p.m., Roy Cullen took the Chair.
At 2:12 p.m., the Chair took the Chair.
At 2:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 2:40 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Donald Cousens, Evie Jesin, Tom O’Shaughnessy, Ken Goodwin, Sara Allen, David Jackson and Lisa Stephens Immen made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable II, answered questions.
At 4:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.
William Robson, Jack Layton, Brad Duguid, John Farrow, John Lounds, Robin Campbell and Jeanie and Blaine Scott made statements and, with the other participants in the roundtable III, answered questions.
At 4:55 p.m., Roy Cullen took the Chair.
At 5:01 p.m., the Chair took the Chair.
At 5:45 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee