Past Session:

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996

Chair: The Honourable MABEL M. DeWARE

Thursday, June 6, 1996

Issue No. 6

Fourth and Fifth Proceedings on: Bill C-12, An Act respecting employment insurance in Canada

WITNESSES:

Thursday, June 6, 1996 - Afternoon Meeting:

From the Canadian Federation of Students:

Brad Lavigne, Chair;

Jocelyn Charron, Government Relations Coordinator;

Denise Doherty-Delorme, Researcher.

From the Canadian Restaurant and Food Services Association:

John Rothschild, President and CEO, Prime Restaurant Group;

Joyce Reynolds, Director of Human Resources.

From the Canadian Coalition of Community-Based Training:

Warren Gander, Co-Chair;

Nicole Galarneau, Co-Vice-Chair.

From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business:

Catherine Swift, President;

Garth Whyte, Executive Director, National Affairs

From the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS):

Brian Crowley, President.

Thursday, June 6, 1996 - Evening Meeting:

From the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women:

Stella Lord, Researcher.

From the Coalition of Seasonal Workers, P.E.I.:

Jacinta Deveaux, Spokesperson.

From the Miminegash Women in Support of Fishing:

Lou Anne Gallant, Spokesperson.

From the Public Service Alliance of Canada:

Nycole Turmel, Executive Vice-President, PSAC;

Cres Pascucci, National President, CEIU;

Diane Kilby, National Vice-President, CEIU.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Mabel M. DeWare, Chair

The Honourable Peter Bosa, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Bonnell, Cools, * Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Haidasz, Landry, Lavoie-Roux, Losier-Cool, * Lynch-Staunton (or Berntson), Murray, P.C., Phillips, Rompkey, P.C., Simard

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in Membership of the Committee:

Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the Committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Petten substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stollery (June 5, 1996).

The name of the Honourable Senator Bonnell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Petten (June 6, 1996).