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Meeting No. 67
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Thursday, April 2, 1998
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 9:14 o’clock a. m. this day in Room 371 West Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Scott Brison, David Iftody, Yvan Loubier, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman, Gerry Ritz, Paul Szabo, Paddy Torsney and Tony Valeri.
Acting Members present: Carmen Provenzano for Marc Assad; Murray Calder for Roger Gallaway; Christiane Gagnon for Gilles Perron and, at 10:15 a.m. Michel Bellehumeur for Yvan Loubier.
In attendance: From the Research Branch, Library of Parliament: Richard Domingue and Marion Wrobel, Research Officers.
Appearing: Tony Valeri, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Finance.
Witnesses: From the Department of Finance: Bruce Rayfuse, Senior Chief, International Finance and Economic Analysis Division; Yvon Carrière, Counsel, Tax Counsel Division; Stephen Gagnon, Senior Tax Policy Officer, Intergovernmental Tax Policy Division, Tax Policy Branch; Andrew Treusch, General Director, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch; David Moloney, General Director, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch; Ted Roseman, Senior Policy Analyst, Social Policy Division; John Manson, Senior Policy Analyst, Social Policy Division; Keith Horner, Senior Chief, Social Tax Policy; Bill Murphy, Tax Policy Officer, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch; Ed Waddington, Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Development and Corporate Finance; Kristina Knopp, Legal Counsel, Brian Willis, Senior Chief, Sales Tax Division Tax Policy Branch, Doug Wyatt, General Counsel. From Human Resources Development Canada: Terry de March, Director, Legislation Development Income Security Programs. From the Treasury Board: Renée Lafontaine, Policy/Project Analyst, Human Resources Management.
In accordance with the Order of Reference of the House of Commons of Tuesday, March 31, 1998, the Committee commenced consideration of Bill C-36, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998.
Tony Valeri made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
On motion of Paddy Torsney, it was agreed, - That the motion adopted at the meeting of Wednesday, April 1, 1998 concerning the date for reporting Bill C-36, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998 be revoked.
On motion of Paddy Torsney, it was agreed, - That Bill C-36, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998 be reported back to the House of Commons by Friday, May 8, 1998.
At 11:06 o’clock a. m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Carol Chafe
Clerk of the Committee