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

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

Chairman: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY

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Tuesday, March 16, 1999
Thursday, March 18, 1999

Issue No. 47

Sixty-seventh and sixty-eighth meetings on:
Examination of the present state of the financial system in Canada
(equity financing)

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 16, 1999 (86K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 18, 1999 (55K)

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WITNESSES:

March 16, 1999

From Working Ventures Canadian Fund Inc. and Canadian Venture Capital Association:

Mr. Ron Begg, President.

From the Carleton University:

Professor Allan Riding.

March 18, 1999

From the Business Development Bank of Canada:

Mr. Michel Ré, Senior Vice-President, Emerging Markets;

Ms Mary Grover-LeBlanc.

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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)

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