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

First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98-99

Chairman: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY

Tuesday, February 16, 1999

Issue No. 45

First and only meeting on: Consideration of the question and message from the House of Commons regarding Senate amendments to Bill C-20, An Act to amend the Competition Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Third and last meeting on: Bill C-59, An Act to amend the Insurance Companies Act

INCLUDING:
THE TWENTIETH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Question and message from the House of Commons regarding Senate amendments to Bill C-20)

THE TWENTY-FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-59)

APPEARING:

The Honourable John Manley, P.C., M.P., Minister of Industry

WITNESSES:

For the motion, together with the Message from the House of Commons on the Bill C-20

From the Department of Industry Canada:

Mr. Konrad von Finckenstein, Director of Investigation and Research, Competition Bureau;

Mr. Don Mercer, Assistant Deputy Director of Investigation and Research, Amendments Unit, Competition Bureau.

For Bill C-59

From the Department of Finance:

Mr. David Tobin, General Director, Financial Sector Policy Branch;

Mr. Charles Seeto, Director, Financial Sector Division;

Mr. Claude Gingras, Special Advisor, Financial Sector Division;

Mr. Gilbert Ménard, Senior Chief, Financial Institutions Section, Business Income Tax Division;

Mr. Louis Lévesque, General Director, Analyst, Tax Policy Branch;

Mr. Doug Wyatt, General Counsel.

From the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions:

Mr. Michael Hale, Director, Actuarial.

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)

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 Kelleher substituted for that of the Honourable Senator LeBreton (February 15, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Angus substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Berntson (February 15, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Oliver substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ghitter (February 15, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk substituted for that of the Honourable Senator DeWare (February 15, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Kenny substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Chalifoux (February 15, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Kirby substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Poy (February 15, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Kolber substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kroft (February 15, 1999).