Finance Committee on Dec. 4th, 2007

Evidence of meeting #12 for Finance in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was employees.

On the agenda

Pre-budget consultations 2007

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Derwyn Davies As an Individual

Don Giesbrecht President, Canadian Child Care Federation

Blake Forbes Director, Finance and Operations, Manitoba Museum

Sid Frankel Member, Board of Directors, Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

Mike McNaney Vice-President, Regulatory and Government Relations, WestJet

2 p.m.

Director, Finance and Operations, Manitoba Museum

Blake Forbes

Yes, sir.

2 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Massimo Pacetti

How much do you think would be required?

2 p.m.

Director, Finance and Operations, Manitoba Museum

Blake Forbes

There's a five-year, $40-million request from the Canadian association that is basically trying to get a science and technology budget, effectively, allocated to allow us to provide the programs and to develop this technology.

2 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Massimo Pacetti

That's a cross-Canada request.

2 p.m.

Director, Finance and Operations, Manitoba Museum

Blake Forbes

Yes, it's cross-Canada.

2 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Massimo Pacetti

Yes, okay. We had a few last year. I don't recall having anybody come forward this year.

I want to thank the witnesses for coming forward. It was a good debate. Thank you for your good presentations.

That's it for our stay here in Calgary. We're off back to Ottawa and then to Halifax and Montreal.

I appreciate your input. Thank you.

The meeting is adjourned.