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, May 11, 2005
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Thursday, May 19, 2005 (in camera)
Issue No. 13
First, second and third meetings on:
Issues dealing with productivity and competitiveness
Thirteenth meeting on:
Consumer issues arising in the financial services sector
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 11 meeting (139K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 12 meeting (129K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 18 meeting (31K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
The Fraser Institute:
Niels Veldhuis, Senior Research Economist.
As an individual:
Jean-Marc Suret, Director, School of Accountancy, Laval University and Fellow CIRANO.
Information Technology Association of Canada:
Bernard Courtois, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Centre for the Study of Living Standards:
Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director.
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies:
Bruce Winchester, Director of Research Services.
Thursday, May 12, 2005
The Conference Board of Canada:
Paul Darby, Vice-President and Chief Economist.
CAW Canada:
Jim Stanford, Economist.
Statistics Canada:
John R. Baldwin, Director, Micro Economic Studies and Analysis Division.
C.D. Howe Institute:
Yvan Guillemette, Policy Analyst.
As an individual:
Wimal Rankaduwa, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Prince Edward Island.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
Chief Superintendent Peter M. German, Director General, Financial Crime;
Superintendent J.R. (John) Sliter, Director, Integrated Market Enforcement Branch, Federal and International Operations.
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, Chaput, Fitzpatrick, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., *Kinsella, (or Stratton), Kelleher, P.C., Moore, Oliver, Plamondon, Tkachuk
*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 Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Massicotte (May 16, 2005).