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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000

Chairman: The Honourable LOWELL MURRAY, P.C.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2000

Issue No. 6

First meeting on: Canada's Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (88K)

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WITNESSES:

From the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction:

Paul Kovacs, Executive Director.

From the Insurance Bureau of Canada:

George D. Anderson, President and CEO.

From RADARSAT International:

Wendy Branson, Manager, Strategic Projects, Ottawa Branch.

From the Canadian Space Agency:

Marcel St-Pierre, Manager, Market Development and Commercialization, Satellite Operations.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lowell Murray, P.C., Chairman

The Honourable Anne C. Cools, Deputy Chairman

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The Honourable Senators:

* Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Doody, Finestone, P.C., Finnerty, Ferretti Barth, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Mahovlich, Moore, Stratton

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

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