Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and
Commerce
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98
Chairman: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY
Monday, October 26, 1998 (a.m.)
Monday, October 26, 1998 (p.m.)
Tuesday, October 27, 1998
Issue No. 33
Forty-fourth, forty-fifth and forty-sixth meetings on: Examination of the present state of the financial system in Canada (Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector)
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, October 26, 1998 (212K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, October 27, 1998 (210K)
WITNESSES:
Monday, October 26, 1998
From the Farm Credit Corporation:
Mr. John Ryan, President and Chief Executive Officer; and
Ms Louise Neveu, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer.
From the Saskatchewan and Alberta Credit Union Centrals:
Mr. Elwood Harvey, President, Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan;
Mr. Sid Bildfell, Chief Executive Officer, Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan;
Mr. Jim Scopick, Chief Executive Officer, Credit Union Central of Alberta;
Mr. John Vinek, General Manager, Lloydminster Credit Union; and
Mr. Keith Nixon, Director, Government Affairs, Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan.
From the Association of Canadian Law Foundations:
Mr. Anthony Friend, Chair, Alberta Law Foundation;
Ms Pat Pitsula, Executive Director, Law Foundation of British Columbia;
Mr. Owen Snider, Executive Director, Law Foundation of Alberta; and
Mr. Robert Arscott, Secretary, Law Foundation of Saskatchewan.
From City Lumber Corporation:
Mr. Robert Rosen, President.
From the Insurance Brokers' Association of Saskatchewan, the Independent Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta and the Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba:
Mr. Ernie Gaschler, Executive Director, Insurance Brokers' Association of Saskatchewan;
Ms Barb Ricard, President, Insurance Brokers' Association of Saskatchewan;
Mr. Michael Saunders, Past President, Insurance Brokers' Association of Alberta;
Mr. Brian Gilbert, President, Insurance Brokers' Association of Manitoba; and
Mr. Harold Baker, Executive Director, Insurance Brokers' Association of Alberta.
Tuesday, October 27, 1998
From Comcorp:
Mr. Alan E. Morson, President and Chief Executive Officer; and
Mr. Gordon M. Dunning, Executive Vice-President.
From First Nations Bank of Canada:
Mr. Keith Martell, Chairman.
From the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce and the Saskatoon and District Chamber of Commerce:
Mr. Norm Halldorson, Chairperson of the Finance committee, Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce;
Mr. Kent Smith-Windsor, Executive Director, Saskatoon and District Chamber of Commerce; and
Mr. Stan Schmidt, General Manager, Global Television Network.
From the Retail Council of Canada:
Ms Diane J. Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer; and
Mr. Ken J. Morrison, Banking Services Consultant.
From POS Pilot Plant Corp.:
Mr. Roy A. Carr, President.
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, Kroft, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Meighen, Oliver
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)