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

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chairman: The Honourable E. LEO KOLBER

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Wednesday, May 30, 2001

Issue No. 16

Eighth and last meeting on: Bill C-8, An Act to establish the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and to amend certain Acts in relation to financial institutions

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (70K)

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APPEARING:

The Honorable Jim Peterson, P.C., M.P. Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)

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WITNESSES:

From the Department of Finance:

Frank Swedlove, General Director, Financial Sector Policy Branch;

Gerry Salembier, Director, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch;

Rhoda Attwood, General Counsel, Legal Services.

From the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions:

Normand Bergevin, Director, Legislation and Regulatons;

Alain Prévost, General Counsel.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable E. Leo Kolber, Chairman

The Honourable David Tkachuk, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Angus, *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Chalifoux, Kelleher, P.C., Kroft, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Meighen, Oliver, Poulin, Robichaud, P.C., Setlakwe, Wiebe.

*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 Chalifoux substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette (May 30, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Furey (May 30, 2001).

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