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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 25
Tuesday, November 23, 1999
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 1:09 p.m. this day, in the Ballroom, Empire Landmark Hotel, Vancouver, the Acting Chair, Karen Redman, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Roy Cullen, Sophia Leung, The Hon. Lorne Nystrom, Karen Redman.
Acting Members present: Pierre de Savoye for Yvan Loubier; Jim Jones for Scott Brison.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Jean Soucy, Researcher; Marion Wrobel, Senior Analyst.
Witnesses: Roundtable I - From the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Seth Klein, Director, B.C. Office; Marc Lee, Research Economist. From the Consulting Engineers of British Columbia: Kerry K. Rudd, President; Kate Cockerill, Executive Director. From the David Suzuki Foundation: Gerry Scott, Climate Change Director; Jim Fulton, Executive Director; Dermot Foley, Energy Director. From the Greater Vancouver Chambers Transportation Planning Panel: Robert Milbourne, Chair. From the Health Association of B.C.: Larry Odegard, Chief Executive Officer. From the Corporation of the City of Vernon: Wayne McGrath. From the Working Group on Poverty: John Argue, Program Director.
Rountable II - From the Tenants Rights Action Coalition: Vanessa Geary, Coordinator. From the Housing and Homeless Network of BC: Linda Mix, Speaker. From the Union of British Columbia Municipalities: Corinne Lonsdale, Mayor, District of Squamish; Harriet Permut, Senior Policy analyst. From the City of Richmond: Greg Halsey-Brandt, Mayor. From the Greater Vancouver Regional District: Ken Cameron, Manager, Policy & Planning; Beth Johnson, City of Delta, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Chair, Transportation and Strategic Planning. From the British Columbia Aviation Council: G.N. (Gerry) Lloyd, President and CEO; Larry Legros, Airports Committee.
Rountable III - From the British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council: Joe Barrett, Researcher. From the Hospital Employees' Union: Fred Muzin, President. From the Canadian CED Network: Mike Lewis; Doug Weir, Executive Director. From the Vancouver International Airport Authority: Tony Gugliotta, Vice-President of Finance; John Korenic, Director, Airline and Passenger Development; Joe Sulmona, Director. From the University of British Columbia: Dr. John Grace, Department of Chemical and Bio-Resource Engineering. From the Town of Fort Nelson - Northern Rockies Regional District: Dan Gray, Town Councillor and Regional Director.
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).
Seth Klein, Marc Lee, Kerry Rudd, Jim Fulton, Robert Milbourne, Larry Odegard and Wayne McGrath made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable I, answered questions.
At 2:38 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 2:44 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Vanessa Geary, Linda Mix, Corinne Lonsdale, Greg Halsey-Brandt, Beth Johnson, Gerry Lloyd, Larry Legros and John Argue made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable II, answered questions.
At 4:02 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Joe Barrett, Mike Lewis, Doug Weir, Tony Gugliotta, John Grace and Dan Gray and Fred Muzin made statements and, with the other participants in roundtable III, answered questions.
At 5:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee