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

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007

Chair: The Honourable W. DAVID ANGUS

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (in camera)
Thursday, November 29, 2007

Issue No. 2

Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)
and
First meeting on:

Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Wage Earner Protection Program Act and chapter 47 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005

APPEARING:

Thursday, November 29, 2007

The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, P.C., M.P., Minister of Labour

Colin Carrie, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry

WITNESSES:

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Labour Program, Human Resources and Social Development Canada:

Munir A. Sheikh, Deputy Minister of Labour;

Sylvie Heartfield, Chief, Policy Development.

Industry Canada:

Roger Charland, Senior Director, Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy and Internal Trade;

Matthew Dooley, Senior Project Leader, Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy and International Trade.

Human Resources and Social Development Canada:

Rosaline Frith, Director General, Canada Student Loans Program;

John Hemingway, Program Analyst, Canada Student Loans Program.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable W. David Angus, Chair

The Honourable Yoine Goldstein, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Biron, Eyton, Fitzpatrick, Harb, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Meighen, Moore, Peterson, Ringuette, Tkachuk

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Moore was added (November 20, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Poy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cowan (November 21, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Massicotte (November 26, 2007).

Substitution pending for the Honourable Senator Poy (November 26, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Massicotte substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Chaput (November 26, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Peterson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Massicotte (November 29, 2007).