Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2010
Chair: The Honourable MICHAEL A. MEIGHEN
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Issue No. 12
Fourth and fifth meetings on:
The 10-year statutory review of the Business Development Bank of Canada as required by the Business Development Bank of Canada Act.
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 3, 2010 (94K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 4, 2010 (94K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The Conference Board of Canada:
Glen Hodgson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist.
Desjardins Group:
Stéphane Achard, Senior Vice-President, Business Services;
Bernard Brun, Director, Governement Relations.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce:
Warren Everson, Senior Vice-President, Policy.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business:
Corinne Pohlmann, Vice President of National Affairs.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
York University — Schulich School of Business:
(by videoconference)
Douglas Cumming, Professor in Finance and Entrepreneurship, Ontario Research Chair in Economics and Cross Cultural Studies.
Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association:
Greg Smith, President;
Richard M. Rémillard, Executive Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Michael A. Meighen, Chair
The Honourable Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:Ataullahjan, *Cowan (or Tardif), Gerstein, Harb, Kochhar, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Marshall, Massicotte, Mockler, Moore, Oliver, Ringuette
* 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 Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Greene (November 4, 2010).