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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 8

Tuesday, October 29, 2002

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 9:30 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Roy Cullen, Albina Guarnieri, Rahim Jaffer, Joe McGuire, The Hon. Maria Minna, Charlie Penson, Pauline Picard, Gary Pillitteri, Tony Valeri, Bryon Wilfert.

Acting Member present: Claude Bachand for Pierre Paquette.

In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Principal Analyst, Blayne Haggart, Research Officer.

Witnesses: From the Canadian Lightweight Materials Research Initiative: Dr. M. J. Wheeler, Chairman, Industry Steering Committee; William Harney, Director of New Product Development - Magna International. From the Conference of Defence Associations: Col Alain Pellerin, Colonel (Retired), Executive Director; Richard J. Evraire, Chairman. From Ottawa Child Poverty Action Group: Christina Marchant, Chair, Child Poverty Action Group, Coodinator, Social Action and Advocacy; Adje Van de Sande, Professor, Carleton University. From T-Base Communications Inc.: Sharlyn Ayotte, Chair; Jillian Deevy, Manager, Accessibility Compliance Evaluations Services. From the Women Warriors of Sahtu: Chief Cece McCauley. From the As Individual: Wayne Burroughs. From the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada: Robert J. Giroux, President. From the Graduate Students Association: Brad Wuetherick, President. From the Canadian Electricity Association: Roy G. Staveley, Senior Vice-President, Public Affairs & Environment; Hans R. Konow, President and Chief Executive Officer. From the Canadian Printing Industries Association: Pierre Boucher, President; Jeff Ekstein, Chairman of CPIA'S Government Affairs Committee. From the Getting Landed Project: Andrew Brouwer, Policy Advocate; Harry Kits, Executive Director.

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

William Harney, Colonel (Retired) Richard J. Evraire, Adje Van de Sande, Christina Marchant, Sharlyn Ayotte, Jillian Deevy and Chief Cece McCauley made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:00 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:08 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Wayne Burroughs, Robert J. Giroux, Brad Wuetherick, Hans R. Konow, Jeff Ekstein, Pierre Boucher, Harry Kits and Andrew Brouwer made a statement and answered questions.

At 12:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Richard Dupuis


Clerk of the Committee