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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Issue No. 12

Eighth and ninth meetings on:

The study on the potential reasons for price discrepancies in respect of certain goods between Canada and the United States, given the value of the Canadian dollar and the effect of cross border shopping on the Canada economy

WITNESSES

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters:

Carol Osmond, Vice President, Policy.

Campus Stores Canada:

Chris Tabor, Manager, Queen's University Bookstore.

Canadian Alliance of Student Associations:

Zachary Dayler, National Director.

Association of Canadian Book Wholesalers:

Heather Bindseil, President and Owner, Library Bound Inc. (by video conference).

Canadian Booksellers Association:

Mark Lefebvre, President;

Christopher Smith, Vice President.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Competition Bureau:

Richard Bilodeau, Acting Assistant Deputy Commissioner — Civil Matters Branch Division B;

Matthew Kellison, Acting Assistant Deputy Commissioner — Civil Matters Branch Division A.

Canadian Heritage:

Helen C. Kennedy, Deputy Director General, Cultural Industries;

Carla Curran, Director, Book Publishing Policy and Programs.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Richard Neufeld, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Buth, Callbeck, *Cowan (or Tardif), Gerstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Manning, Marshall, Nancy Ruth, Peterson, Ringuette, Runciman

* 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 Hervieux-Payette, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (February 15, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (February 15, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (February 15, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (February 13, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (February 13, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (February 9, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (February 9, 2012).

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