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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 20

Wednesday, November 6, 2002

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 1:20 p.m. this day, in Toronto at the Toronto Congress Centre in Gordon Pinsent 1-2-3 room, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, The Hon. Maria Minna, Pierre Paquette, Charlie Penson, Tony Valeri.

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Blayne Haggart, Marc-André Pigeon, Research Officers. From the Committees Directorate: Marc-Olivier Girard, Committee Clerk.

Witnesses: From the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association: Dr. John Metson, President; Reid Rossi, Executive Director. From the Canadian Tooling and Machining Association: James D. Bowman, Vice President; Robert Cattle, Director. From the Evergreen Commons Grounds: Barbara Heidenreich, Manager, Land Trust; Stewart Chisholm, Manager, Capacity building and Education. From the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada: Deanna Groetzinger, Vice-President, Communications. From the Nature Conservancy Canada: John Lounds, President; Thea Silver, Director of Government Relations. From the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care Network: Kira Heineck, Public Education Coordinator; Cheryl DeGras, Executive Director. From the ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.: Milfred Hammerbacher, President, Speral Solar Power Inc.. From the Canadian Cancer Society: Julie White, Chief Executive Officer. From the Canadian Institute of Public and Private Real Estate Companies: Ian Bacque, Director, Government Relations. From the Health Charities Council of Canada: Fiona Chapman, Executive Member; Chris Higgins, Director. From the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada: Carolyn Brooks, President; Sally Brown, Executive Director and CEO. From the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association: Robin Campbell, Executive Director. From the As Individual: Donald Johnson.

. Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee continued its pre-budget discussions.

 

Dr. John Metson, James D. Bowman, Stewart Chisholm, Barbara Heidenreich, Deanna Groetzinger, John Lounds, Kira Heineck, Cheryl DeGras, each made a statement and answered questions.

 

At 2:46 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

 

At 3:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Julie White, Ian Bacque, Milfred Hammerbacher, Fiona Chapman, Carolyn Brooks, Robin Campbell, Donald Johnson, each made a statement and answered questions.

At 4:47 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Richard Dupuis

Clerk of the Committee