MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 71

Thursday, November 1, 2001

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 9:35 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Roy Cullen, Ken Epp, Shawn Murphy, Lorne Nystrom.

Acting Member present: Diane Bourgeois for Yvan Loubier.

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Marc-André Pigeon, Researcher.

Witnesses: From the Canadian Nurses Association: Dr. Ginette Rodger, President; Robert Calnan, President-Elect. From the Canadian Medical Association: Dr. Henry Haddad, M.D., President; William Tholl, Secretary General and CEO. From the Canadian Federation of Nurses Union: Kathleen Connors, President. From the Canadian Steel Producers' Association: Barry Lacombe, President. From the Railway Association of Canada: Sab Meffe, Chair, Taxation Committee; Bruce Burrows, Vice-President, Public Affairs, Government Relations. From the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers: John Marinucci, Director, President, National Steel Car Ltd.; Frank Trotter, Vice-President. From the Canadian Home Builders' Association: Dick Miller, President; Greg Christenson, First Vice-President; Mary Lawson, Member of the Executive Board; John Kenward, Chief Operating Officer. From the International Association of Fire Fighters: Sean P. McManus, Assistant to the General President. From the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association: Sharon Chisholm, Executive Director. From the Canadian Urban Transit Association: Michael W. Roschlau, President and Chief Executive Officer; Eric Gillespie, Chair, CUTA. From the Conference of Defence Associations: Col Alain Pellerin, (Retired), Executive Director; Col Sean Henry, (Retired), Senior Defence Analyst; Lt-Gen Charles H. Belzile, (Retired), Chairman.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee continued its study on Pre-Budget Consultations.

Dr. Ginette Rodger, Dr. Henry Haddad, Kathleen Connors, Barry Lacombe, Bruce Burrows, Sab Meffe, John Marinucci made opening statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

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

At 11:20 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Dick Miller, Sean P. McManus, Sharon Chisholm, Eric Gillespie, Michael Roschlau, Lt-Gen Charles Belzile made opening statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 12:44 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Mike MacPherson
Committee Clerk