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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 121

Thursday, May 9, 2013

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 8:46 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, James Rajotte, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Guy Caron, Raymond Côté, Shelly Glover, Randy Hoback, Brian Jean, Cathy McLeod, Peggy Nash, James Rajotte, Murray Rankin and Dave Van Kesteren.

Acting Members present: Ted Hsu for Hon. Scott Brison and Bev Shipley for Mark Adler.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mark Mahabir, Analyst ; Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst.

Witnesses: Department of Finance: Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch; Carlos Achadinha, Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division, Public Sector Bodies; Dean Beyea, Director, International Trade Policy Division; Lucia Di Primio, Chief, Excise Policy, Sales Tax Division, Excise Act, Tax Policy Branch; Patrick Halley, Chief, Tariffs and Market Acess, International Trade and Finance; Soren Halverson, Senior Chief, Corporate Finance and Asset Management; Sean Keenan, Director, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch; Nicolas Marion, Chief, Capital Markets and International Affairs, Securities Policies Division; Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division, GST Legislation, Tax Policy Branch; Allan Prochazka, Senior Analyst, Securities Policies Division; Elisha Ram, Director, Microeconomic Policy Analysis; Geoff Trueman, Director, Business Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch; Nipun Vats, Director, Federal-Provincial Relations Division, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development: Diane Cofsky, Director. Department of the Environment: Mary Taylor, Director, Habitat Conservation Management. Health Canada: Helen McElroy, Acting Director, Health Human Resources Policy Directorate; Sharon Harper, Manager, Continuing Care Unit, Chronic and Continuing Care Division. Department of Canadian Heritage: Denis Racine, Executive Director, Major Events and Celebrations. Department of Human Resources and Skills Development: Nancy Milroy-Swainson, Director General, Office for Disability Issues. Department of Industry: Alison McDermott, Acting Director General, Program Coordination Branch; Raquel Fragoso Peters, Director, Policy and Liaison, Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Services. Department of Justice: Sandra Phillips, Associate Assitant Deputy Attorney General. Department of Transport: Janet Kavanagh, Senior Policy Advisor.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, May 7, 2013, the Committee commenced consideration of Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures.

Ted Cook made a statement and, with Geoff Trueman, Sean Keenan, Carlos Achadinha, Patrick Halley, Dean Beyea, Alison McDermott, Mary Taylor, Raquel Fragoso Peters, Nipun Vats, Diane Cofsky, Nancy Milroy-Swainson, Nicolas Marion, Janet Kavanagh, Soren Halverson, Elisha Ram, Denis Racine, and Helen McElroy, answered questions.

At 10:46 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Christine Lafrance
Clerk of the Committee

2013/05/23 8:27 a.m.