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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 6

Thursday, February 18, 2016, 3:29 p.m. to 6:31 p.m.

Room 237-C, Centre Block

Televised

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Acting Members present

• Ziad Aboultaif for Phil McColeman (Conservative)

• Sheri Benson for Guy Caron (NDP)

• Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet for Guy Caron (NDP)

• Pierre Nantel for Guy Caron (NDP)

• John Oliver for Robert-Falcon Ouellette (Liberal)

Associate Members present

• Ziad Aboultaif (Conservative)

Other Members present

• François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal)

• Hon. Judy Sgro (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Brett Capstick, Analyst

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

House of Commons

• Michael MacPherson, Procedural Clerk

Pre-Budget Consultations 2016

Witnesses

Canada Council for the Arts

• Simon Brault, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Director's Office

Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships

• Mark Bain, Vice-Chair

Canadian Housing and Renewal Association

• Jeff Morrison, Executive Director

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

• Martin Lavoie, Director, Business Tax and Innovation

Centre for the Study of Living Standards

• Matthew Calver, Economist

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada

• Morna Ballantyne, Member of the Board of Directors

Canada's Building Trades Unions

• Christopher Smillie, Senior Advisor, Government Relations and Public Affairs

Canada's Ecofiscal Commission

• Christopher Ragan, Chair

Canadian Taxpayers Federation

• Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director

Canadian Credit Union Association

• Martha Durdin, President and Chief Executive Officer

Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada

• Sylviane Lanthier, Chair

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

• Raymond Louie, President

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 4, 2016, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations 2016.

Simon Brault, Mark Bain, Jeff Morrison, Martin Lavoie, Matthew Calver and Morna Ballantyne made statements and answered questions.

At 5:01 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:05 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Christopher Smilie, Christopher Ragan, Aaron Wudrick, Martha Durdin, Sylviane Lanthier and Raymond Louie made statements and answered questions.

At 6:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Suzie Cadieux

Clerk of the Committee