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

Second Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002

Thursday, November 28, 2002

Issue No. 8

Fifth meeting on:

The examination into the public interest implications for large bank mergers

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings  (121K)

WITNESSES:

From TG International Management Consultants:

Peter Downing.

From the Retail Council of Canada:

Diane J. Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Ken J. Morrison, Banking and Payments Services Consultant.

From the Consumers' Association of Canada:

Robert R. Kerton, Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo (by videoconference).

From the Canadian Western Bank:

Larry M. Pollock, President and Chief Executive Officer (by videoconference).

From the University of Toronto:

Wendy K. Dobson, Rotman School of Management.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable E. Leo Kolber, Chair

The Honourable David Tkachuk, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Angus, *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Hubley, Kelleher, P.C., Kroft, *Lynch- Staunton (or Kinsella), Meighen, Poulin, Prud'homme, P.C., Setlakwe

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fitzpatrick (November 28, 2002).