Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14
Chair: The Honourable IRVING GERSTEIN
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Issue No. 16
Fourth meeting on:
The present state of the domestic and international financial system
and
Fifth meeting on:
Bill S-202, An Act to amend the Payment Card Networks Act (credit card acceptance fees)
WITNESSES
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Bank of Canada:
Stephen S. Poloz, Governor;
Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Deputy Governor.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Canadian Bankers Association:
Darren Hannah, Acting Vice President, Policy and Operations.
AIMIA:
Vincent R. Timpano, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada, and Executive Vice President;
John Bragg, Vice President, Global Government and Regulatory Affairs.
As individuals:
Julian Morris, Vice President of Research, Reason Foundation (by video conference);
Todd J. Zywicki, Professor of Law, George Mason University Foundation (by video conference).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Irving Gerstein, Chair
The Honourable Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Campbell, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), *Cowan (or Fraser), Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Maltais, Massicotte, Ringuette, Tannas
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Beyak replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (October 30, 2014).