Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07
Chair: The Honourable JERAHMIEL S. GRAFSTEIN
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Issue No. 23
Thirteenth meeting on:
The present state of the domestic and international financial system
and
Seventh and eighth meetings on:
Issues dealing with interprovincial barriers to trade
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 16, 2007 (90K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 17, 2007 (76K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Canadian Bankers Association:
Steve McGirr, Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer, Treasury and Risk Management, CIBC;
Brian Porter, Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer, The Bank of Nova Scotia;
Denis Pellerin, Senior Vice-President, Operational and Market Risk Management, National Bank of Canada;
Karen Michell, Vice-President, Banking Operations.
Canadian Labour Congress:
Erin Weir, Economist.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
C.D. Howe Institute:
Finn Poschmann, Director of Research;
Kathleen Macmillan, President, International Trade Policy Consultants, Inc. (ITPC).
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (by video conference):
Marc Lee, Senior Economist.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, Chair
The Honourable W. David Angus, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Biron, Campbell, Eyton, Goldstein, Harb, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Massicotte, Meighen, Moore, Ringuette, 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 Campbell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fitzpatrick (May 3, 2007).