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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 43

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 1:02 p.m. this day, in the Duquesne/Jonquière, Hôtel Delta Québec, Québec, Québec, the Chair, Brian Pallister, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Diane Ablonczy, Dean Del Mastro, Hon. John McCallum, Massimo Pacetti, Brian Pallister, Pierre A. Paquette, Michael Savage, Thierry St-Cyr, Mike Wallace and Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

Acting Members present: Steven Blaney for Mike Wallace and Luc Harvey for Rick Dykstra.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Alexandre Laurin, Analyst ; June Dewetering, Principal . Standing Committee on Finance: Shaila Anwar, Co-Clerk of the Committee.

Witnesses: Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain: Nicolas Lefebvre Legault, President; François Saillant, Coordinator. Laval University: Michel Pigeon, President. Boîte à science: Manon Théberge, Director General. Canadian Arts Coalition: Micheline McKay, Co-Chair; Anne-Marie Jean, Executive Director. Association des propriétaires de Québec Inc.: Marcel Tremblay. Fédération des cégeps: Gaétan Boucher, Chief Executive Officer. Association of Canadian Community Colleges: Serge Brasset, Executive Director. Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec: Denis Bilodeau, Vice-President; Serge Lebeau, Senior International Trade Manager. McGill University: Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal. RIDEAU: Colette Brouillé, Executive Director. Réseau Solidarité Itinérance du Québec: Nathalie Brisseau, Coordinator. Desjardins Group: Yves Morency, Vice-President, Government Relations.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations 2006.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 2:25 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.

At 3:50 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Elizabeth B. Kingston
Clerk of the Committee

2006/11/06 10:32 a.m.