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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 6
Thursday, October 24, 2002
The
Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:30 p.m. this day,
in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.
Members of the Committee
present: Sue
Barnes, Scott Brison, Roy Cullen, Rahim Jaffer, Sophia Leung, The Hon. Maria
Minna, Tony Valeri, Bryon Wilfert.
Acting Members present: Massino Pacetti for Gary
Pillitteri, Shawn Murphy for Joe McGuire.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament:
June Dewetering, Principal Analyste; Blayne Haggart and Marc-André Pigeon,
Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Voluntary Sector Forum:
Laurie Rektor; Shauna Sylvester, Member. From the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind: Cathy Moore, National Coordinator of Career
Development and Employment Services; Fran Cutler, National Chair. From the
Philanthropic Foundations Canada: Hilary Pearson, President and CEO. From
the Community Foundations of Canada: Monica Patten, President and C.E.O.. From
the Canadian Conference of the Arts: Philippa Borgal, Associate Director;
Megan Williams, National Director. From the Canadian Library Association:
Don Butcher, Executive Director; Leacy O'Callaghan - O'Brien, Communication
Director, Canadian National Site Licensing Project.
Pursuant to Standing Order
83(1), the Committee continued its pre-budget discussions.
Laurie Rektor, Cathy Moore,
Hilary Pearson, Monica Patten Megan Williams and Dan Butcher made opening
statements and with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 5:20 p.m., the Committee
adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Richard Dupuis
Clerk of the Committee