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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 10
Tuesday, November 19, 2002
The
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 9:07 a.m.
this day, in Room 308, West Block, John Harvard, presiding.
Members of the Committee
present: Sarkis Assadourian,
Aileen Carroll, Stockwell Day, John Duncan, The Hon. Art Eggleton, Mark Eyking,
John Harvard, Marlene Jennings, Pat O'Brien.
Acting Members present: Byron Wilfert for Diane Marleau;
Pauline Picard for Francine Lalonde.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament:
Gerald Schmitz and Jay Sinha, Research Officers.
Appearing: Bryon Wilfert, Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister of Finance.
Witnesses: From the Department of Finance:
Brian Ernewein, Director, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch; David
Sénecal, Acting Chief, Tax Treaties Section, Tax Legislation Division. From
the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Adrian Norfolk,
Deputy Director, Human Rights, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and
International Women's Equality Division.
The Order of Reference
dated Friday, November 1st, 2002, being now read as follows:
ORDERED, -- That Bill S-2,
An Act to implement an agreement, conventions and protocols concluded between
Canada and Kuwait, Mongolia, the United Arab Emirates, Moldova, Norway, Belgium
and Italy for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal
evasion and to amend the enacted text of three tax treaties be now read a
second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International
Trade.
Pursuant to Standing Order
75(1), consideration of Clause 1 was postponed.
The Chair called Clause 2.
The Parliamentary Secretary
made a statement and with the witnesses answered questions.
The Committee proceeded to
Clause-by-Clause consideration of the Bill.
Clause 2 to 12 carried
severally.
Schedule I to VII carried
severally.
Clause 1 carried.
The title carried.
The Bill carried.
ORDERED, -- That the Chair
report That Bill S-2, An Act to implement an agreement, conventions and
protocols concluded between Canada and Kuwait, Mongolia, the United Arab
Emirates, Moldova, Norway, Belgium and Italy for the avoidance of double
taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion and to amend the enacted text of
three tax treaties without amendments to the House as the Second Report of the
Committee.
At 9:38 a.m., the Committee
adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee