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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 17

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The Standing Committee on Finance met by videoconference at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room C-120, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, James Rajotte, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Mark Adler, Hon. Scott Brison, Alain Giguère, Brian Jean, Hoang Mai, Wayne Marston, Cathy McLeod, James Rajotte and Dave Van Kesteren.

Acting Members present: Ron Cannan for Shelly Glover, Hon. Rob Merrifield for Randy Hoback and Jinny Jogindera Sims for Peggy Nash.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mark Mahabir, Analyst ; Brett Stuckey, Analyst . House of Commons: Marlene Sandoval, Committee Clerk.

Witnesses: Calgary Chamber of Commerce: Ben Brunnen, Director, Policy and Government Affairs and Chief Economist. Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions: Pauline Worsfold, Secretary-Treasurer. Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada: Marie-France Kenny, President. Oxfam Canada: Mark Fried, Policy Coordinator. Canada Foundation for Innovation: Gilles Patry, President and Chief Executive Officer. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Carmen Charette, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs Secretariat. Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Alain Beaudet, President. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada: Suzanne Fortier, President.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations 2011.

Ben Brunnen, Pauline Worsfold, Marie-France Kenny, Mark Fried and Gilles Patry made statements and, with Carmen Charette, Alain Beaudet and Suzanne Fortier, answered questions.

At 4:50 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:52 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That the proposed operational budget in the amount of $ 57, 900, for the study on pre-budget consultations 2011 be adopted and that the Chair present the said budget to the Budget Subcommittee of the Liaison Committee.

At 4:55 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Guyanne L. Desforges
Clerk of the Committee

2011/11/07 10:17 a.m.