Ms. Jan Clark, Senior Policy Adviser, NZIS Mr. Peter Leniston, Manager, Policy & Evaluation Branch, NZIS Ms. Anita Reedy, Policy Adviser, NZIS Mr. Andrew Lockhart, Acting General Manager, NZIS

Hon. Lucienne Robillard Ms. Susanne Tongue, Principal Member, Immigration review Tribunal Independent Tribunal Mr. Jahansah Asadi, Regional Representative, UNHCR Dr. James Jupp, Director Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies Australian National University Mr. Andrew Metcalf, Senior Adviser, Office of the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Ms. Julianna Stackpool, Policy Adviser, Higher Education, Office of the Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs Ms. Jenni Gordon, First Assistant Secretary, International, Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs Mr. Jorgen Steen O ...[+++]lesen, Regional Representative, IOM Ms. Philippa Godwin, Assistant Secretary, Protection and Family Residence, DIMA Mr. Bert Mowbray, General Counsel, DIMA Ms. Jenny Bedlington, First Assistant Secretary, Australian Client Services Division, DIMA Mr. A. Smith, Deputy High Commissioner, Canadian High Commission Mr. Greg Fyffe, ADM Policy and Program Development, CIC Ms. Sarita Bhatla, Policy Adviser to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Mr. David Hardinge, Counsellor, Immigration, Canadian High Commission, Canberra

Joining us from Infrastructure Canada, as they did at the beginning of this process, are Taki Sarantakis, assistant deputy minister, policy and communications branch; Michael Rutherford, director, economic and community initiatives; and Stephanie Tanton, principal adviser, economic and community initiatives.

(6) The introduction of the euro reinforces the need for a close coordination of economic policies and sustained convergence of the economic performances of the Member States; according to the resolution of the European Council of 13 December 1997 on economic policy coordination in stage 3 of economic and monetary union(5) enhanced economic policy coordination should include a closer monitoring of macroeconomic developments in Member States and of Member States structural policies in labour, product and services markets, as well as of cost and price trends, particularly in so far as they affect the chances of achieving sustained non-inf ...[+++]lationary growth and job creation.

The introduction of the euro reinforces the need for a close coordination of economic policies and sustained convergence of the economic performances of the Member States; according to the resolution of the European Council of 13 December 1997 on economic policy coordination in stage 3 of economic and monetary union enhanced economic policy coordination should include a closer monitoring of macroeconomic developments in Member States and of Member States structural policies in labour, product and services markets, as well as of cost and price trends, particularly in so far as they affect the chances of achieving sustained non-inflationa ...[+++]ry growth and job creation.

We have, from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ms. Mimi Fortier, Acting Director, Northern Oil and Gas Directorate; Mr. Normand Tremblay, Economic Policy Analyst, Northern Oil and Gas Directorate; Ms. Mary Douglas, Legal Counsel, Legal Services; Mr. Hiram Beaubier, Director General, Natural Resources and Environment Branch; and Mr. Harmit Bajaj, Director, Fiscal Relations Directorate.