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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 43

Monday, October 17, 2016, 9:03 a.m. to 12:51 p.m.

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Acting Members present

• Ziad Aboultaif for Hon. Lisa Raitt (Conservative)

• Dan Albas for Phil McColeman (Conservative)

• Pierre-Luc Dusseault for Guy Caron (NDP)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• June Dewetering, Analyst

• Dylan Gowans, Analyst

Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2017 Budget

Witnesses

Maritime Fishermen's Union

• Christian Brun, Director General

Universities Canada

• Paul Davidson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Opportunities NB

• Paul Fudge, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance

Dairy Farmers of New Brunswick

• Paul Gaunce, Chairman

Canadian Beverage Association

• Jim Goetz, President

Forest NB

• Mike Legere, Executive Director

Choices for Youth

• Sheldon Pollett, Executive Director

Fredericton Chamber of Commerce

• Krista Ross, Chief Executive Officer

City of Fredericton

• David Seabrook, Director of Growth and Community Services, Manager of Tourism

Ignite Fredericton

• Larry Shaw, Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Park Inc.

Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick

• Eric Walker, Director

Information Technology Association of Canada

• Robert Watson, President and Chief Executive Officer

National Farmers Union

• Ted Wiggans, Board member, Region 1 New Brunswick

• Amanda Wildeman, Executive Director, Region 1 New Brunswick

As an individual

• Paul Gerard Bourque

• Emilynn Faye Goodwin

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2017 budget.

Paul Gaunce, Krista Ross, Mike Legere, Christian Brun, Paul Fudge and Eric Walker made statements and answered questions.

At 10:35 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:51 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Jim Goetz, Sheldon Pollett, David Seabrook, Larry Shaw, Amanda Wildeman, Ted Wiggans, Paul Davidson and Robert Watson made statements and answered questions.

At 12:38 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:45 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Paul Gerard Bourque and Emilynn Faye Goodwin made statements.

At 12:51 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Suzie Cadieux

Clerk of the Committee