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Bill S-8, An Act to implement conventions and protocols concluded between Canada and Colombia, Greece and Turkey for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income Banking, Trade and Commerce (2009-12-09) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of December 9, 2009 at 5:25 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Parry Athenaios, Expert Advisor, Tax Treaties, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Alain Castonguay, Senior Chief, Tax Treaties (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Gérard Lalonde, Director, Tax Legislation Division (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Tim Wach, Director, Legislative Development and Chief Legislative Counsel, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
Bill S-232, An Act to amend the Patent Act (drugs for international humanitarian purposes) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act Banking, Trade and Commerce (2009-06-16) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of November 19, 2009 at 10:31 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Frederick M. Abbott, Edward Ball Eminent Scholar, Professor of International Law (Florida State University College of Law)
  • Antony Taubman, Director of Intellectual Property Division (World Trade Organization (WTO))
Meeting of November 18, 2009 at 4:05 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Professor Amir Attaran, Associate Professor in the Faculties of Law and Medicine (University of Ottawa)
  • Glen Shepherd, President and CEO (Health Partners International of Canada)
Meeting of November 4, 2009 at 4:00 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Marilyn Coolen, Atlantic Representative - Leadership Team, National Advocacy Committee (Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign)
  • Richard Dearden, Partner (Gowling, Lafleur, Henderson LLP)
  • Ywe Looper, Manager Patents (Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd)
  • Paul Lucas, President and CEO (GlaxoSmithKline Canada)
  • Gillian Sandeman, Ontario South-East Representative, Leadership Team, National Advocacy Committee (Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign)
  • Kathleen Wallace-Deering, Co-Chair, National Advocacy Committee (Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign)
  • Linda Watson, Prairies Rep - Leadership Team, National Advocacy Committee (Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign)
  • Russell Williams, President (Rx&D)
Meeting of October 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Tenu Avafia, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Policy Specialist, Intellectual Property and Trade (Unicef)
  • Bruce Clark, Vice-President, Regulatory and Medical Affairs (Apotex Inc.)
  • Meg French, Director, International Programmes (Unicef)
  • Robert Gass, Pediatric HIV Focal Point based at UNICEF (Unicef)
  • Jack Kay, President and Chief Operating Officer (Apotex Inc.)
  • Jim Keon, President (Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association)
Meeting of October 21, 2009 at 4:10 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Aria Ilyad Ahmad, UAEM Chapter Leader, University of Toronto (Universities Allied for Essential Medicines)
  • Richard Elliott, Executive Director (Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network)
  • Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, Advisor, MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines (Doctors Without Borders)
  • Cailin Morrison, Legal Advisor, Trade and Intellectual Property Law (Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network)
Meeting of October 8, 2009 at 10:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • The Honourable Senator Sharon Carstairs, P.C., Sponsor of the bill (Senate)
  • Colette Downie, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch, Strategic Policy Sector (Industry Canada)
  • The Honourable Yoine Goldstein, Former Senator (As an individual)
  • Chris MacLennan, Director-General, Thematic and Sectoral Policy Directorate, Strategic Policy and Performance Branch (Canadian International Development Agency)
  • Edith St-Hilaire, Director, Intellectual Property , Information and Technology Trade Policy Division, Acting Director General, Multilateral Trade Policy (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
  • Brigitte Zirger, Director, Director's Office, Bureau of Policy, Science and International Programs (Health Canada)
Bill C-4, An Act respecting not-for-profit corporations and certain other corporations Banking, Trade and Commerce (2009-06-10) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of June 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • Roger Charland, Executive Director, Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy and Internal Trade (Industry Canada)
  • Coleen Kirby, Manager, Corporation Canada, Policy Section (Industry Canada)
  • Wayne Lennon, Senior Project Leader, Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy and Internal Trade (Industry Canada)
  • Carole Presseault, Vice President (Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada (CGA-Canada))
Meeting of June 17, 2009 at 4:05 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism
  • Roger Charland, Executive Director, Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy and Internal Trade (Industry Canada)
  • Coleen Kirby, Manager, Corporation Canada, Policy Section (Industry Canada)
  • Wayne Lennon, Senior Project Leader, Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy and Internal Trade (Industry Canada)
  • Carole Presseault, Vice President (Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada (CGA-Canada))
  • Gerry Stobo, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada (CGA-Canada))
Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (municipal infrastructure bonds) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act Banking, Trade and Commerce (2009-05-06) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of November 5, 2009 at 10:34 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Jack Mintz, Director and Palmer Chair in Public Policy (University of Calgary School of Public Policy)
Meeting of October 1, 2009 at 11:35 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Mike Buda, Director, Policy and Research (Federation of Canadian Municipalities)
  • Adam Thompson, Policy Analyst (Federation of Canada Municipalities)
Meeting of September 30, 2009 at 4:20 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • The Honourable Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, Senator, sponsor of the bill (Senate of Canada)
  • Miodrag Jovanovic, Chief, Savings and Investment, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Baxter Williams, General Director (Analysis), Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
Examine those elements dealing with the Competition Act (Part 12) contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009 Banking, Trade and Commerce (2009-03-12) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of June 3, 2009 at 4:10 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of May 28, 2009 at 10:35 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of May 14, 2009 at 10:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • John D. Bodrug, Chair, National Competition Law Section (Canadian Bar Association)
  • Janet Bolton, Chair, Legislation and Competition Policy Committee, National Competition Law Section (Canadian Bar Association)
  • Anu Bose, Head of the Ottawa Office (Option Consommateurs)
  • Paul Collins, Vice-Chair, (Enforcement) National Competition Law Section (Canadian Bar Association)
  • Michael Janigan, Legal Counsel (Option Consommateurs)
  • Tim Kennish, Counsel (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP)
  • Omar Wakil, Chair, Mergers Committee, National Competition Law Section (Canadian Bar Association)
Meeting of May 13, 2009 at 4:02 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • George Addy, Chair of the Canadian Chamber Board Policy Committee (Canadian Chamber of Commerce)
  • Melanie Aitken, Interim Commissioner of Competition (Competition Bureau Canada)
  • Colette Downie, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch, Strategic Policy Sector (Industry Canada)
  • Shirley-Ann George, Senior Vice-President, Policy (Canadian Chamber of Commerce)
  • Peter Woolford, Vice-President Policy Development and Research (Retail Council of Canada)
The present state of the domestic and international financial system Banking, Trade and Commerce (2009-03-04) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of November 5, 2009 at 10:34 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Jack Mintz, Director and Palmer Chair in Public Policy (University of Calgary School of Public Policy)
Meeting of October 29, 2009 at 10:38 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • David J. Rodgers, Special Advisor to the Director General, Economic Policy Bureau (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
Meeting of October 28, 2009 at 4:00 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Mark J. Carney, Governor (Bank of Canada)
  • Paul Jenkins, Senior Deputy Governor (Bank of Canada)
Meeting of May 6, 2009 at 4:02 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Mark J. Carney, Governor (Bank of Canada)
  • Paul Jenkins, Senior Deputy Governor (Bank of Canada)
Meeting of March 12, 2009 at 10:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • Terry Campbell, President (Canadian Bankers Association)
  • Jean-René Halde, President and Chief Executive Officer (Business Development Bank of Canada)
  • Darren Hannah, Director, Banking Operations (Canadian Bankers Association)
  • Nancy Hughes Anthony, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Bankers Association)
  • Eric D. Siegel, President and Chief Executive Officer (Export Development Canada)
Meeting of March 11, 2009 at 4:05 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • Dan Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Federation of Independent Business)
  • Ted Mallett, Vice-President and Chief Economist (Canadian Federation of Independent Business)
  • Corinne Pohlmann, Vice President of National Affairs (Canadian Federation of Independent Business)
  • Geoff Schaadt, Director of National Programs (Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters)
Study on the credit and debit card systems in Canada and their relative rates and fees, in particular for businesses and consumers Banking, Trade and Commerce (2009-03-03) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of June 22, 2009 at 6:10 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of June 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of June 11, 2009 at 10:35 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of June 10, 2009 at 4:35 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of June 4, 2009 at 10:40 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of June 3, 2009 at 4:10 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of May 27, 2009 at 4:10 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of May 7, 2009 at 10:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • Pierre-Alexandre Blouin, Director, Public Affairs, Association des détaillants en alimentation du Québec (Coalition québécoise des marchands contre l'augmentation des hausses des frais de transaction sur les cartes de crédit et de débit)
  • Danielle Chayer, Vice-President and General Director, Association des hôteliers du Québec (Coalition québécoise des marchands contre l'augmentation des hausses des frais de transaction sur les cartes de crédit et de débit)
  • Peter T. Dunn, Director (Edgar Dunn & Company)
  • Gaston Lafleur, President (Conseil québécois du commerce de détail)
  • Gary Sands, Vice-President (Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers)
  • Saul Schwartz, School of Public Policy and Administration (Carleton University)
  • John Scott, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers)
  • Roger Ware, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics (Queen's University)
  • Robert White, Director (Edgar Dunn & Company)
Meeting of April 23, 2009 at 10:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • Diane J. Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer (Retail Council of Canada)
  • Greg Farrell, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (Giant Tiger Stores Limited)
  • Paul Jewer, Senior Vice-President Finance and Treasurer (Sobeys Inc.)
  • Mark O'Connell, President and Chief Executive Officer (Interac Association)
  • David Wilkes, Senior Vice-President, Trade and Business Development (Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors)
Meeting of April 22, 2009 at 4:27 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Andrea Cotroneo, Vice-President, Canada Regional Counsel (MasterCard Canada Inc.)
  • Diane Miquelon, Vice-President and Team Leader (MasterCard Canada, Inc.)
  • Kevin Stanton, President (MasterCard Canada, Inc.)
  • Tim Wilson, Head of Visa Canada (Visa Canada)
Meeting of April 2, 2009 at 10:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • Jim Baumgartner, President and Chief Executive Officer (Moneris Solutions)
  • Duff Conacher, Chairperson (Canadian Community Reinvestment Coalition (CCRC))
  • Mel Fruitman, Vice-President (Consumers' Association of Canada)
  • Fern Glowinsky, Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (Moneris Solutions)
  • Jeff van Duynhoven, President (TD Merchant Services)
Meeting of April 1, 2009 at 4:07 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
  • Terry Campbell, President (Canadian Bankers Association)
  • Darren Hannah, Director, Banking Operations (Canadian Bankers Association)
  • Nancy Hughes Anthony, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Bankers Association)
  • Corinne Pohlmann, Vice President of National Affairs (Canadian Federation of Independent Business)
  • Catherine Swift, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Federation of Independent Business)
Meeting of March 26, 2009 at 10:35 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Anu Bose, Head of the Ottawa Office (Option Consommateurs)
  • Patrice Dagenais, Director, Payment Services and Business Partnerships, Vice-President Desjardins Cards Services (Desjardins Group)
  • Brigitte Goulard, Vice-President, Policy (Credit Union Central of Canada)
  • Susan Murray, Director, Government Relations (Desjardins Group)
  • Genevieve Reed, Head of Research and Advocacy (Option Consommateurs)
  • Douglas Whelan, Director, Payments Policy (Credit Union Central of Canada)
Meeting of March 25, 2009 at 4:05 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Martine Dagenais, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Civil Matters Branch (Competition Bureau Canada)
  • Ursula Menke, Commissioner (Financial Consumer Agency of Canada)
  • Jeremy Rudin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Richard Taylor, Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Civil Matters Branch (Competition Bureau Canada)
The Senate will resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to hear Ms. Karen E. Shepherd with respect to her nomination as Commissioner of Lobbying Committee of the Whole (2009-06-22) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of June 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Subject to Change
  • Ms. Karen Shepherd, Nominee for the Position of Commissioner of Lobbying
The Senate hears from Aboriginal leaders about developments over the past year Committee of the Whole (2009-06-10) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of June 11, 2009 at 3:00 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Subject to Change
  • Clément Chartier, President (Métis National Council)
  • Kevin Daniels, Interim National Chief (Congress of Aboriginal Peoples)
  • Phil Fontaine, National Chief (Assembly of First Nations)
Consideration of matters relating to the Conflict of Interest Code for Senators Conflict of Interest for Senators (2009-01-26) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of December 9, 2009 at 2:45 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of December 1, 2009 at 2:42 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of November 4, 2009 at 2:43 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
Meeting of October 28, 2009 at 2:36 PM Link to the notice of this meeting
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