Members of the Committee present: Diane Ablonczy, Dean Del Mastro, Rick Dykstra, Hon. John McCallum, Hon. John McKay, Massimo Pacetti, Brian Pallister, Michael Savage, Thierry St-Cyr and Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

Acting Members present: Mike Wallace for Hon. Garth Turner.

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

Witnesses: Regina Airport Authority: Rob Slinger, Chief Executive Officer. Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities: David Marit, President. Council of CEOs of Saskatchewan's Regional Colleges: Bryan Nylander, President and Chief Executive Officer, North West Regional College. Saskatchewan Union of Nurses: Marlene Brown, First Vice-President. Genome Prairie: Lisa Jategaonkar, Director of Communications. Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce: Colin Taylor, Co-Chair, Investment and Growth Committee. Canadian Nurses Association: Marlene Smadu, President. Canadian Fertilizer Institute: Clyde Graham, Vice-President, Strategy and Alliances. Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation: Hamid Javed, Chair, Board of Directors. Federation of Canadian Municipalities: Gord Steeves, First Vice-President, Councillor, City of Winnipeg; James Knight, Chief Executive Officer. Canada West Equipment Dealers Association: John Schmeiser, Executive Vice-President.