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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 94

Thursday, May 18, 2017, 3:31 p.m. to 6:14 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

NDP

Pierre-Luc Dusseault

Acting Members present

• Ziad Aboultaif for Dan Albas (Conservative)

• Luc Berthold for Gérard Deltell (Conservative)

• Fayçal El-Khoury for Robert-Falcon Ouellette (Liberal)

• Brenda Shanahan for Raj Grewal (Liberal)

• Terry Sheehan for Francesco Sorbara (Liberal)

Other Members present

• Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal)

In attendance

House of Commons

• Stephanie Feldman, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Dylan Gowans, Analyst

• Florian Richard, Analyst

Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures

Witnesses

Petroleum Services Association of Canada

• Elizabeth Aquin, Senior Vice-President

Canadian Federation of Students

• Bilan Arte, Chairperson

Tourism Industry Association of Canada

• Charlotte Bell, President and Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

• Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy

Consider Canada City Alliance

• Mike Darch, President

• Blair Patacairk, Chair, Government Relations Committee

InterMedia Partners

• Leo Hindery Jr., Managing Partner

Business Council of Canada

• Brian Kingston, Vice-President, Policy, International and Fiscal Issues

Canadian Labour Congress

• Angella MacEwen, Senior Economist

Vancouver Economic Commission

• David Shepheard, Director, Vancouver Film Commission

Canadian Steel Producers Association

• Henry Wegiel, Vice-Chair, Trade and Public Policy Committee

• Sean Young-Steinberg, Director, Trade and Economic Affairs

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, May 9, 2017, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures.

Brian Kingston, Henry Wegiel, Michael Darch, Leo Hindery Jr. and Charlotte Bell made statements and answered questions.

At 5:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:10 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Hendrik Brakel, Bilan Arte, Elizabeth Aquin, David Shepheard and Angella MacEwen made a statement and answered questions.

At 6:14 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Suzie Cadieux

Clerk of the Committee