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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 55
Tuesday, May 6, 2003
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Albina Guarnieri, Sophia Leung, Hon. Maria Minna, Shawn Murphy, Pierre Paquette, Charlie Penson, Pauline Picard, Gary Pillitteri, Tony Valeri, Judy Wasylycia-Leis, Bryon Wilfert.
Acting Members present: Jason Kenney for Rick Casson, Murray Calder for Albina Guarnieri; Stockwell Day for Richard Harris; James Moore for Rahim Jaffer.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Acting Principal Analyst; Blayne Haggart and Marc-André Pigeon, Analysts.
Appearing: From the Department of Finance: Bryon Wilfert, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance.
Witnesses: From the Department of Finance: Peter DeVries, Director, Fiscal Policy Division, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch; Gérard Lalonde, Senior Chief, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch; Brian Willis, Senior Chief, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch and Ivan Roy, Assistant Deputy Minister and Counsel.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Tuesday, April 8, 2003, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-28, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 18, 2003 (See Minutes of Proceedings, Wednesday, April 9, 2003, Meeting No. 51).
The Committee commenced Clause-by-Clause consideration of the Bill.
Pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), consideration of Clause 1 is postponed.
Charlie Penson moved, -- That the Committee adjourn and come back on Thursday.
The question was put on the motion, and it was negatived on the following recorded vote:
NAYS: Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Murray Calder, Sophia Leung, Maria Minna, Shawn Murphy, Gary Pillitteri, Tony Valeri, Bryon Wilfert - (9)
YEAS: Jason Kenney, Stockwell Day, James Moore, Charlie Penson, Pierre Paquette, Pauline Picard, Judy Wasylycia-Leis - (7)
The Parliamentary Secretary with Peter DeVries, Gérard Lalonde, Brian Willis and Yvan Roy answered questions.
Clauses 2 to 7 carried on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Murray Calder, Sophia Leung, Maria Minna, Shawn Murphy, Gary Pillitteri, Tony Valeri, Bryon Wilfert – (9)
NAYS: Charlie Penson,
Pierre Paquette, Pauline Picard, Judy Wasylycia-Leis – (4)
By unanimous consent, Clause 8 was allowed to stand.
Clauses 9 to 14 carried on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Murray Calder, Sophia Leung, Maria Minna, Shawn Murphy, Gary Pillitteri, Tony Valeri, Bryon Wilfert, Charlie Penson - (10)
NAYS: Pierre Paquette, Pauline Picard, Judy Wasylycia-Leis – (3)
Clauses 15 and 16 carried on division.
By unanimous consent, Clause 17 was allowed to stand.
Clause 18 carried on division.
By unanimous consent, Clause 19 was allowed to stand.
Clauses 20 to 30 carried on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Murray Calder, Sophia Leung, Maria Minna, Shawn Murphy, Gary Pillitteri, Tony Valeri, Bryon Wilfert – (9)
NAYS: Charlie Penson, Pierre
Paquette, Pauline Picard, Judy Wasylycia-Leis – (4)
Clauses 31 to 33 carried on division.
Clauses 34 to 40 carried on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Murray Calder, Sophia Leung, Maria Minna, Shawn Murphy, Gary Pillitteri, Tony Valeri, Bryon Wilfert – (9)
NAYS: Charlie Penson,
Pierre Paquette, Pauline Picard, Judy Wasylycia-Leis – (4)
Clauses 41 to 43 carried on division.
By unanimous consent, Clause 44 was allowed to stand.
Clauses 45 to 60 carried on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Murray Calder, Sophia Leung, Maria Minna, Shawn Murphy, Gary Pillitteri, Tony Valeri, Bryon Wilfert, Charlie Penson, Pierre Paquette, Pauline Picard – (12)
NAYS: Judy Wasylycia-Leis – (1)
Clauses 61 to 63 carried on division.
By unanimous consent, Clause 64 was allowed to stand.
Clause 65 carried on division.
By unanimous consent, Clause 66 was allowed to stand.
Clauses 67 and 68 carried on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Murray Calder, Marie Minna, Shawn Murphy, Gary Pillitteri, Bryon Wilfert – (7)
NAYS: Charlie Penson,
Pierre Paquette, Pauline Picard, Judy Wasylycia-Leis – (4)
Clauses 69 to 74 carried on division.
By unanimous consent, Clause 75 was allowed to stand.
Clauses 76 to 81 carried on division.
By unanimous consent, Clause 82 was allowed to stand.
Clause 83 carried on division.
By unanimous consent, Clause 84 was allowed to stand.
Clauses 85 and 86 carried on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Murray Calder, Maria Minna, Shawn Murphy, Gary Pillitteri, Bryon Wilfert – (7)
NAYS: Charlie Penson,
Pierre Paquette, Pauline Picard, Judy Wasylycia-Leis – (4)
Clauses 87 to 89 carried on division.
At 5:40 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Richard Dupuis
Clerk of the Committee