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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 24
 
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Finance met at 3:32 p.m. this day, in Room 306, La Promenade Building, the Chair, James Rajotte, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mark Adler, Mike Allen, Hon. Scott Brison, Nathan Cullen, Gerald Keddy, James Rajotte, Murray Rankin, Andrew Saxton and Dave Van Kesteren.

 

Acting Members present: Matthew Dubé for Guy Caron.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mark Mahabir, Analyst; André Léonard, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Conference Board of Canada: Pedro Antunes, Executive Director and Deputy Chief Economist. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Armine Yalnizyan, Senior Economist. Startup Canada: Victoria Lennox, Chief Executive Officer. As an individual: Tammy Schirle, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University. C.D. Howe Institute: Finn Poschmann, Vice-President, Research.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the Committee proceeded to the election of a Vice-Chair.
 

On motion of Andrew Saxton, it was agreed, — That Nathan Cullen be elected First Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, October 29, 2013, the Committee resumed its study of Youth Employment in Canada.
 

Pedro Antunes, Armine Yalnizyan, Victoria Lennox, Tammy Schirle, by videoconference from Kitchener, Ontario, and Finn Poschmann, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, made statements and answered questions.

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

By unanimous consent, on motion of Nathan Cullen, it was agreed, — That the Committee hold an informal meeting with the Nigerian Delegation in April.

 

At 5:17 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Christine Lafrance
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2014/03/26 8:39 a.m.