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

Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000

Chair: The Honourable E. LEO KOLBER

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Thursday, April 13, 2000

Issue No. 10

First meeting on: Bill S-19, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Canada Cooperatives Act and to amend other Acts in consequence

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (64K)

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WITNESSES:

From Industry Canada:

Mr. Serge Dupont, Director General, Corporate Governance Branch;

Mr. Lee Gill, Director, Corporate Law Policy Directorate;

Ms Lyne Tassé, Senior Project Leader (CBCA), Corporate Law Policy Directorate;

Ms Coleen Kirby, Manager, Policy Section, Corporations Directorate;

Mr. Paul Martel, Fasken Martineau Dumoulin, LLP.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable E. Leo Kolber, Chair

The Honourable David Tkachuk, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Angus, * Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Fitzpatrick, Furey, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Kelleher, P.C., Kroft, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), 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 Poulin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kenny (April 13, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Grafstein substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kroft (April 13, 2000).

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