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

Second Session,Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03

Chair: The Honourable E. LEO KOLBER

Wednesday, June 4, 2003
Thursday, June 5, 2003 (in camera)
Thursday, June 12, 2003 (in camera)
Thursday, June 19, 2003

Issue No. 23

Seventh meeting on:

The examination on the administration and operation of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and Business of the Committee

INCLUDING:
THE TENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Request for additional funds for 2003-04)

THE ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Request for approval of funds for 2003-04)

THE TWELFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Interim Report entitled ``Navigating through ``The Perfect Storm'': Safeguards to Restore Investor Confidence'')

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Tenth Report
• Eleventh Report
• Twelfth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 4, 2003 (106K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 19, 2003 (8K)

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, June 4, 2003:

From the Canadian Bar Association:

Mr. David F. W. Cohen, Chair, National Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Section;

Mr. Robert A. Klotz, Executive Member and Past Chair, National Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Section;

Mr. E. Patrick Shea, Member, National Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Section;

Ms. Tamra L. Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform.

From the International Insolvency Institute:

Mr. Bruce Leonard, Chairman.

As an individual:

Mr. Bob van Leeuwen, President, van Leeuwen Engineering Limited.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable E. Leo Kolber, Chair

The Honourable David Tkachuk, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Angus, Biron, *Carstairs, P.C., (or Robichaud, P.C.), Fitzpatrick, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Kelleher, P.C., Kroft, *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Moore, Oliver, Prud'homme, P.C., Setlakwe, Tkachuk

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)