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

Issue 31 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Wednesday, March 6, 2002
(35)

[English]

The Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce met at 3:50 p.m. this day, in room 505, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Kolber, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Eyton, Fitzpatrick, Furey, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Kelleher, P.C., Kolber, Oliver, Poulin, Setlakwe and Tkachuk (10).

In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament, Law and Government Division: Mr. Geoff Kieley, Research Officer.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, February 5, 2002, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act.

WITNESSES:

From the Canadian Chamber of Commerce:

Ms Susan Hutton, Stikeman Elliott, Member, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Competition Law & Policy Task Force;

Mr. Matthew Ivis, Analyst, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Council for International Business.

From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business:

Mr. Garth Whyte, Senior Vice-President, National Affairs;

Mr. André Piché, Senior Policy Analyst, National Affairs, Ottawa.

As an individual:

Mr. Stanley Wong, Davis & Company.

From Democracy Watch:

Mr. Duff Conacher, Coordinator.

Mr. Ivis and Ms Hutton of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Whyte and Mr. Piché of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business made opening statements and answered questions.

Mr. Wong made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Conacher of Democracy Watch made a statement and answered a question.

At 5:55 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Denis Robert

Clerk of the Committee