Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996-97
Chairman: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY
Wednesday, March 5, 1997
Issue No. 21
Seventh and eighth meetings on: Bill C-70, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Act, the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act and related Acts
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (morning sitting) (167K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (afternoon sitting) (145K)
WITNESSES:
Morning Sitting
From the Canadian Federation of Students of Newfoundland and Labrador:
Mr. Dale Kirby, Spokesperson; and
Mr. Reg Porter, Provincial Treasurer.
From the Council of the Students' Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland:
Mr. Robert Mendoza, President.
From the Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador:
Ms Cathy Duke, Executive Director; and
Ms Lori Churchill, Policy and Projects Coordinator.
From the St. John's Board of Trade:
Mr. Sandy Gibbons, Senior Vice-President; and
Mr. Gary Reardon, Director of Federal Policy.
From the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities:
Mr. Randy Simms, Vice-President; and
Dr. Patricia G. Hempstead, Executive Director.
From the Newfoundland and Labrador Crafts Development Association:
Ms Anne Manuel, Executive Director.
From the Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters Newfoundland:
Mr. Lorne Janes, Chairman;
Mr. J. Burford Ploughman, Vice-President; and
Mr. Chris Hewitt, Board Member.
From Mark's Work Wearhouse:
Mr. David Rogers, Owner-Operator.
From the Eastern Newfoundland Home Builders Association Ltd.:
Mr. Michael Lee, President; and
Ms Rosemarie Woods, Executive Officer.
From the Newfoundland Real Estate Association:
Mr. Robin L. Davis, President.
From the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association:
Dr. Michael Cohen, President; and
Mr. Bruce P. Squires, Executive Director.
From the Canadian Bar Association -- Newfoundland Branch:
Mr. R. Paul Burgess, President; and
Ms Lois R. Hoegg, Vice-President.
From the Stephenville Chamber of Commerce:
Mr. Robert Delaney, Member and Manager of J.M. Delaney Lumber Company.
Afternoon sitting
From the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour:
Ms Corinne Budgell, First Vice-President.
From the Coalition for Equality:
Mr. Martin Saunders, Member; and
Ms Bev Brown, Member.
From Survive:
Mr. Des McGrath, Founding Member.
From the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador :
Loyola Sullivan, Leader of the Opposition.
From the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador:
The Honourable Paul Dicks, the Minister of Finance; and
Mr. Philip J. Wall, Deputy Minister.
Walk-ons:
Mr. Leonard J. Barron.
Mr. Carl Powell.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chairman
The Honourable W. David Angus, Deputy Chairman
and
The Honourable Senators:
Austin, Buchanan, Comeau, *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Kenny, Losier-Cool, *Lynch-Staunton, Oliver, Rompkey, P.C., Simard, Stewart
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)