Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05
Chair: The Honourable JERAHMIEL S. GRAFSTEIN
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Thursday, February 3, 2005
Issue No. 5
First and second meetings on:
Bill S-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code
(criminal interest rate)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 2, 2005 meeting (102K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 3, 2005 meeting (107K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Senate of Canada:
The Honourable Madeleine Plamondon, Senator, Sponsor of the Bill.
Department of Justice Canada:
Shawn Scromeda, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.
Industry Canada:
Michael Jenkin, Director General, Office of Consumer Affairs.
Option consommateurs:
Louise Rozon, Director;
Jacques St-Amant, Analyst.
Institut québécois d'éthique appliquée:
René Villemure, President.
Thursday, February 3, 2005
Canadian Bankers Association:
Warren Law, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Operations and General Counsel;
Jacques Hébert, Director, Québec;
François Hudon, Senior Vice-President, BMO Financial Group.
Canadian Bar Association:
Jennifer Babe, Vice-Chair, National Business Law Section;
Tamra L. Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform.
Canadian Association of Community Financial Service Providers:
Robert A. Whitelaw, President and CEO;
Norman J.K. Bishop, Board Secretary;
Peter Tzanetakis, Associate, Ernst & Young, LLP.
Vanier Institute of the Family:
Roger Sauvé, President, People Patterns Consulting;
Dr. Robert Glossop, Executive Director of Programs and Research.
Ontario Association of Credit Counselling Services:
Henrietta Ross, Executive Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, Chair
The Honourable W. David Angus, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Austin, P.C., (or Rompkey, P.C.), Biron, Fitzpatrick, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Massicotte, *Kinsella, (or Stratton), Meighen, Moore, Oliver, Plamondon ,Tkachuk
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)