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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 20
 
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room 268, La Promenade Building, the Chair, James Rajotte, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mike Allen, Guy Caron, Gerald Keddy, Peggy Nash, James Rajotte, Murray Rankin, Andrew Saxton and Dave Van Kesteren.

 

Acting Members present: Emmanuel Dubourg for Hon. Scott Brison, Glenn Thibeault for Guy Caron, Glenn Thibeault for Peggy Nash and Brad Trost for Mark Adler.

 

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

 

Witnesses: As an individual: Jacques St-Amant, Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce: Todd Roberts, Senior Vice-President, Payments Strategy and Innovation. Canadian Independent Petroleum Marketers Association: Tricia Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer. Rogers Communications Inc.: David A. Robinson, Vice-President, Emerging Business. Task Force for the Payments System Review: Patricia Meredith, Chair.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, November 21, 2013, the Committee resumed its study of Emerging Digital Payments Systems.
 

Jacques St-Amant, Todd Roberts, Tricia Anderson, David A. Robinson and Patricia Meredith made statements and answered questions.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

Glenn Thibeault moved, — That the Committee invite the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to appear before the Committee regarding the Supplementary Estimates (C) 2013-2014 before March 6, 2014 and that this meeting be televised.

Debate arose thereon.

 

Guy Caron moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance” with the words “the Honourable Kevin Sorenson, Minister of State (Finance)”.

 

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Guy Caron and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 4; NAYS: 5.

 

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That the result of the vote on the previous amendment be applied to the main motion, which is therefore also negatived.

 

At 4:59 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Christine Lafrance
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2014/02/27 11:53 a.m.