Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce met this day at 4:02 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Michael A. Meighen, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Fox, P.C., Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Massicotte, Meighen, Moore, Oliver and Ringuette (10)
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Day (1).
In attendance: Mark Mahabir, Marc-André Pigeon and John Bulmer, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
The chair of the committee presided over the election of the deputy chair.
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved that the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., be deputy chair of the committee.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 12, 2009, the committee began its examination of the elements dealing with the Competition Act (Part 12) contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009.
WITNESSES:
Competition Bureau Canada:
Melanie Aitken, Interim Commissioner of Competition.
Industry Canada:
Colette Downie, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce:
Shirley-Ann George, Senior Vice-President, Policy;
George Addy, Chair, Canadian Chamber Board Policy Committee.
Retail Council of Canada:
Peter Woolford, Vice-President, Policy Development and Research.
Ms Downie and Ms Aitken made statements and answered questions.
At 5:08 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 5:13 p.m., the committee resumed.
Ms George, Mr. Addy and Mr. Woolford made statements and answered questions.
At 6:00 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Thursday, May 14, 2009
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce met this day at 10:30 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the deputy chair, the Honourable Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C., presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Fox, P.C., Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Massicotte, Moore, Oliver and Ringuette (9).
Other senators present: The Honourable Senator Kenny and Tkachuk (2).
In attendance: Mark Mahabir and Marc-André Pigeon, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 12, 2009, the committee continued its examination of the elements dealing with the Competition Act (Part 12) contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009.
WITNESSES:
Canadian Bar Association:
John D. Bodrug, Chair, National Competition Law Section;
Paul Collins, Vice-Chair, (Enforcement) National Competition Law Section;
Janet Bolton, Chair, Legislation and Competition Policy Committee, National Competition Law Section;
Omar Wakil, Chair, Mergers Committee, National Competition Law Section.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP:
Tim Kennish, Counsel.
Public Interest Advocacy Centre:
Michael Janigan, Executive Director/General Counsel.
Option Consommateurs:
Anu Bose, Head of the Ottawa Office.
Mr. Bodrug, Ms Bolton, Mr. Collin and Mr. Wakil made statements and answered questions.
At 11:30 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11:32 a.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Kennish made a statement and answered questions.
At 12:01 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 12:02 p.m., the committee resumed.
Ms Bose and Mr. Janigan made statements and answered questions.
At 12:17 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Line Gravel
Clerk of the Committee