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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 21
Thursday, April 23, 2020, 2:05 p.m. to 6:04 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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• John Barlow (Conservative)
• Francesco Sorbara (Liberal)
• Elizabeth May (Green Party)
House of Commons
• Christine Lafrance, Procedural Clerk
• Alexandre Roger, Procedural Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Brett Capwell, Analyst
• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst
Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Javaroma Gourmet Coffee and Tea
• Rami Kassem, President
Manitoba Restaurant and Food Services Association
• Shaun Jeffrey, Executive Director
Oliver and Bonacini Hospitality
• Andrew Oliver, President and Chief Executive Officer
Restaurants Canada
• David B. Lefebvre, Vice-President, Federal and Québec Affairs
Superior Lodging Corp
• Marc Staniloff, Owner
Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island
• Rose Dennis, Second Vice-President and Executive Director of Explore Summerside
As an individual
• Salah Elsaadi, Business Owner
Canadian Cattlemen's Association
• Bob Lowe, President
• Dennis Laycraft, Executive Vice-President
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
• Daniel Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Pork Council
• Rick Bergmann, Chair of the Board of Directors
• René Roy, First Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors
Sentiom Inc.
• Mathieu Lachaîne, Chief Technical Officer
Pursuant to the orders of reference of Tuesday, March 24, and Saturday, April 11, 2020, the committee resumed its study of the Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Rami Kassem, Shaun Jeffrey, Andrew Oliver, David B. Lefebvre, Marc Staniloff and Rose Dennis on a panel on Hospitality Industry made statements and answered questions.

At 3:53 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:01 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Salah Elsaadi, Bob Lowe, Daniel Kelly, Rick Bergmann and Matthieu Lachaîne on a panel on Owner-operators and, with Dennis Laycraft and René Roy, made statements and answered questions.

At 6:04 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



David Gagnon
Clerk of the Committee