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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, November 28, 2001

Issue No. 25

Seventh meeting on: The present state of the domestic and international financial system

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (125K)

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WITNESSES:

On Canada-United States Border Issues:

From the Railway Association of Canada:

Bruce Burrows, Vice-President Public Affairs and Government Relations;

Chris Jones, Director, Federal-Provincial Government Liaison.

On Equity Financing:

From Macdonald & Associates Limited:

Mary Macdonald, President;

Kirk Falconer, Director, Research and Analysis.

From the Association of Labour Sponsor Investment Funds:

Dale Patterson, Executive Director;

Dr. Calvin Stiller, CEO, Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund Inc.;

Ken Delaney, President & CEO, First Ontario Fund;

Michael Steplock, President & CEO, Retrocom Growth Fund.

From the Fonds de solidarité FTQ:

Fernand Daoust, Special Advisor to the President;

Maurice Prud'homme, Group Vice-President, Partnerships;

Guy Versailles, Vice-President, Communications, Marketing and Public Relations.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable E. Leo Kolber, Chairman

The Honourable David Tkachuk, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Angus, * Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Fitzpatrick, Furey, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Kelleher, P.C., Kroft, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Mahovlich, Meighen, Oliver, Poulin

* 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 Meighen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gustafson (November 28, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Setlakwe (November 28, 2001).

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