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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

43rd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 31

Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 2:59 p.m. to 7:08 p.m.

By Videoconference

Webcast

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Gabriel Ste-Marie

NDP

Peter Julian

Acting Members present

• Tony Baldinelli for James Cumming (Conservative)

• Todd Doherty for Michael Cooper (Conservative)

• Bernard Généreux for James Cumming (Conservative)

• Philip Lawrence for Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative)

Other Members present

• Elizabeth May (Green Party)

In attendance

House of Commons

• Christine Lafrance, Procedural Clerk

• Alexandre Roger, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Andrew Barton, Analyst

• Brett Capwell, Analyst

Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Witnesses

Air Transport Association of Canada

• John McKenna, President and Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Ferry Association

• Serge Buy, Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Urban Transit Association

• Marco D'Angelo, President and Chief Executive Officer

City of Winnipeg

• Dave Wardrop, Chief Transportation and Utilities Officer

Greyhound Canada Transportation Corporation

• Stuart Kendrick, Senior Vice-President

Groupe Autocar Jeannois

• Stéphane Lefebvre, President

London Transit Commission

• Kelly Paleczny, General Manager

Air Tindi Ltd.

• Chris Reynolds, President

Canadian American Business Council

• Maryscott Greenwood, Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Produce Marketing Association

• Ron Lemaire, President

CentrePort Canada

• Diane Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer

Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

• Bob Masterson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada

• Veso Sobot, Board Member

• David Sword, Board Member

Macdonald-Laurier Institute

• Richard B. Fadden, Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, Advisory Council Member

• Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Deputy Director, Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad and Senior Fellow

Sollio Cooperative Group

• Ghislain Gervais, President

Pursuant to the orders of reference of Tuesday, March 24, Saturday, April 11, and Tuesday, May 26, 2020, the committee resumed its study of the Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

John McKenna, Marco D'Angelo, Dave Wardrop, Stuart Kendrick, Stéphane Lefebvre and Serge Buy on the panel on Public Tranportation made statements and answered questions.

At 4:52 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

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

Chris Reynolds, Maryscott Greenwood, Ron Lemaire, Diane Gray, Bob Masterson, Veso Sobot, David Sword, Richard B. Fadden, Jonathan Berkshire and Ghislain Gervais on the panel on Self-Sufficiency and Supply Chain made statements and answered questions.

At 7:08 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

David Gagnon

Clerk of the Committee