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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 74

Wednesday, October 1, 2003

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:34 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D Centre Block, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Rahim Jaffer, Sophia Leung, Shawn Murphy, Pauline Picard, Gary Pillitteri and Tony Valeri.

Acting Members present: David Chatters for Richard Harris.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Principal ; Blayne Haggart, Analyst.

Witnesses: T-Base Communications Inc.: Sharlyn Ayotte, Chair. Chamber of Maritime Commerce: Raymond W. Johnston, President; Jim Campbell, Vice-President / General Manager. Canadian Electricity Association: Hans R. Konow, President and Chief Executive Officer; Roy G. Staveley, Senior Vice-President, Public Affairs & Environment; Eli Turk, Vice President, Government Relations. Association of Fundraising Professionals: Tad Brown, Chair, Government Relation Committee. Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters: Jayson Myers, Senior Vice-President & Chief Economist. Canadian Dental Association: Louis Dubé, President; Andrew Jones, Director, Corporate and Government Relations. Canadian Federation for Promoting Family Values: Michael Gorman, President. Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations: Joe De Mora, President; Glen Brimacombe, Chief Executive Officer. Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association: Mark Nantais, President. Teamsters Canada: Robert Bouvier, President; François Laporte, Director, Government Affairs; Phil Benson, Lobbyist.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(1), the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations.

Panel I: Raymond W. Johnson, Hans R. Konow, Tad Brown, Jason Myers and Louis Dubé made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 4:54 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:56 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Panel II: Michael Gorman, Joe De Mora, Sharlyn Ayotte, Mark Nantais and Phil Benson made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 5:41 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Richard Dupuis, Caroline Martin
Clerks of the Committee

2003/11/17 2:57 p.m.