Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable MICHAEL A. MEIGHEN
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 (in camera)
Thursday, May 28, 2009 (in camera)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 (in camera)
Thursday, June 4, 2009 (in camera)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 (in camera)
Thursday, June 11, 2009 (in camera)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Issue No. 8
Eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth meetings on:
Study on the credit and debit card systems in Canada and their relative rates and fees
Third and fourth (final) meetings on:
Elements contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009 dealing with the Competition Act (Part 12)
First and second (final) meetings on:
Bill C-4, An Act respecting not-for-profit corporations and certain other corporations
INCLUDING:
THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
Recent Competition Act changes:
A Work in Progress
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-4)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Second Report
- Third Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 17, 2009 (94K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 18, 2009 (66K)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, P.C., M.P., Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Industry Canada:
Roger Charland, Executive Director, Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy and Internal Trade;
Wayne Lennon, Senior Project Leader, Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy and Internal Trade;
Coleen Kirby, Manager, Corporation Canada, Policy Section.
Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada (CGA-Canada):
Carole Presseault, Vice-President;
Gerry Stobo, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Industry Canada:
Roger Charland, Executive Director, Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy and Internal Trade;
Wayne Lennon, Senior Project Leader, Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy and Internal Trade;
Coleen Kirby, Manager, Corporation Canada, Policy Section.
Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada (CGA-Canada):
Carole Presseault, Vice-President.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Michael A. Meighen, Chair
The Honourable Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Day, *Cowan (or Tardif), Eyton, Fox, P.C., Gerstein, Greene, Harb, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Massicotte, Moore, Oliver, Ringuette
*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 Honourable Senator Day is added to the list of members (June 1, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Massicotte replaced the Honourable Senator Eyton (May 28, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Massicotte (May 26, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Goldstein retired (May 11, 2009).