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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

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Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Issue No. 13

Fifteenth and sixteenth meetings on:

Issues relating to the vertical and horizontal fiscal balances among the various orders of government in Canada

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 1, 2007 (72K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 8, 2007 (83K)

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WITNESSES:

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Conference Board of Canada:

Glen Hodgson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist;

Matthew Stewart, Economist.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Federation of Canadian Municipalities:

Gord Steeves, President, Councillor of the City of Winnipeg;

Gabriel Miller, Senior Policy Analyst;

Christian Laverdure, Deputy Director, Policy.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Nancy Ruth, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Biron, Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C., Fox, P.C., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Ringuette, Rompkey, P.C., Stratton

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

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