Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue 28 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Wednesday, March 3, 1999
(57)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met this day in Room 705, Victoria Building, at 3:45 p.m., the Chairman, the Honourable Lowell Murray, P.C., presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Butts, Cools, Ferretti Barth, Gill, Johnstone, Lavoie-Roux, LeBreton, Maloney and Murray, P.C. (9).

In attendance: From Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc.: Denis Saint-Martin.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, June 18, 1998, the committee resumed consideration of the special study on the dimensions of social cohesion in Canada in the context of globalization and other economic and structural forces that influence trust and reciprocity among Canadians (for complete text of Order of Reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 17, dated September 29, 1998.)

WITNESSES:

From the Réseau des travailleurs autonomes Grand-plateau centre sud:

Denis Ross, President.

From Canadian Association of the Non-Employed (CANE):

Joan Johannson, Chairperson.

Ms Johannson made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Ross made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chairman.

ATTEST:

Catherine Piccinin

Clerk of the Committee