Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and
Commerce
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98
Chairman: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY
Thursday, July 30, 1998 (a.m.)
Thursday, July 30, 1998 (p.m.)
Issue No. 25
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth meetings on: Examination of the present state of the financial system in Canada (Small Business Loans Act)
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Minutes of the Fact-finding meetings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, morning sitting (207K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, afternoon sitting (45K)
WITNESSES:
Morning sitting
From the Canadian Finance and Leasing Association:
David Powell, President; and
Tom A. Simmons, member of Newcourt Credit Group.
From the Bank of Nova Scotia:
Dieter W. Jentsch, Senior Vice-President.
From the Royal Bank of Canada:
Charles S. Coffey, Executive Vice-President.
From the CIBC:
Kelly Shaughnessy, Senior Vice-President of International Audit and Corporate Security and former Senior Vice- President of Small Business; and
Robert J. Paterson, General Manager, Small Business Banking.
From the Hongkong Bank of Canada:
Jim Howden, Senior Vice-President, Risk Management and Credit Services.
From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business:
Brien G. Gray, Senior Vice-President, Policy and Legislation.
Afternoon sitting
From the Common Ground Consulting Inc.:
Flo Frank.
From the Niagara Enterprise Agency:
Glenn D. Stansfield, Chief Executive Officer.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chairman
The Honourable David Tkachuk, Deputy Chairman
and
The Honourable Senators:
Angus, Austin, P.C., Callbeck, * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Kelleher, P.C., Kenny, Kolber, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Meighen, Oliver, Stewart
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)