Past Session:

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997

Chairman: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY

Tuesday, December 2, 1997 Thursday, December 4, 1997

Issue No. 6

First and second meetings on: Bill C-11, An Act respecting the imposition of duties of customs and other charges, to give effect to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, to provide relief against the imposition of certain duties of customs or other charges, to provide for other related matters and to amend or repeal certain Acts in consequence thereof

INCLUDING: THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Budget) AND THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-11)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Jim Peterson, P.C., M.P., Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)

WITNESSES:

Tuesday, December 2, 1997

From the Department of Finance:

Mr. Terry Collins-Williams, Director, International Trade Policy Section;

Mr. Gilles Le Blanc, Senior Chief;

Mr. Fraser Laschinger, Coordinator, Simplified Tariff; and

Ms Christine Wiecek, Officer.

From the Department of Revenue Canada:

Ms Candace Breakwell, Director, Tariff Simplification, Trade Policy and Interpretations Directorate.

From the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association:

Mr. David Adams, Director, Policy Development;

Mr. Othmar Stein, Vice-President, Public Affairs, Chrysler Canada Limited;

Mr. Michael Sheridan, Director, Government Relations, Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited; and

Ms Faye Roberts, Senior Policy Advisor, Trade, General Motors of Canada Limited.

From the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association:

Mr. Ken MacDonald, Director, Policy Development.

From the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association of Canada:

Mr. David Worts, Executive Director;

Mr. Vaughn Hibbits, Vice-President, Administration, Honda of Canada Manufacturing; and

Mr. Adriaan Korstanje, General Manager, Toyota Manufacturing Canada Inc.

Thursday, December 4, 1997

From Carleton University's Centre for Trade Policy and Law:

Professor Michael Hart, Norman Patterson School.

From the Canadian Steel Producers Association:

Ms Jean Van Loon, President; and

Mr. Denis Martin, Manager, Trade Relations and Market Data, Dofasco Inc.

From the Department of Finance:

Mr. Terry Collins-Williams, Director; and

Mr. Gilles Le Blanc, Senior Chief.

From Industry Canada:

Mr. Slawek Skorupinski, Director General, Automotive Branch.

From Customs Excise Union:

Mr. Ronny Moran, National President;

Ms Karen Dwyer, National Vice-President, Prairies and National Capital Region; and

Mr. George Scott, National Vice-President, Pacific.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chairman

The Honourable David Tkachuk, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Angus, Austin, P.C., Callbeck, Ferretti Barth, * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Kelleher, P.C., Kenny, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Meighen, Poulin, St. Germain, P.C., Stewart

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the Committee:

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

The name of the Honourable Senator Joyal substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette (December 3, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Ferretti Barth substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stanbury (December 3, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Poulin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kolber (December 3, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Kenny substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Joyal (December 4, 1997).