Skip to main content
Start of content

FINA Committee Meeting

Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 59
 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:32 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, James Rajotte, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mark Adler, Hon. Scott Brison, Guy Caron, Shelly Glover, Randy Hoback, Brian Jean, Hoang Mai, Wayne Marston, Cathy McLeod, Peggy Nash, James Rajotte and Dave Van Kesteren.

 

Acting Members present: Ed Holder for Dave Van Kesteren, Hon. John McKay for Hon. Scott Brison, Mike Wallace for Shelly Glover and David Wilks for Dave Van Kesteren.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mark Mahabir, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Canada Revenue Agency: Brian McCauley, Assistant Commissioner, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch. Department of Finance: Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch; Sean Keenan, Director, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch; Lucia Di Primio, Chief, Excise Policy, Sales Tax Division, Excise Act, Tax Policy Branch; Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division, GST Legislation, Tax Policy Branch; Gordon Boissonneault, Senior Advisor, Economic Analysis and Forecasting Division, Demand and Labour Analysis, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch; Jane Pearse, Director, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch; Annie Hardy, Chief, Financial Institutions Division, Structural Issues, Financial Sector Policy Branch; Ling Wang, Chief, Financial Institutions Division, Housing Finance Review, Financial Sector Policy Branch.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Monday, May 14, 2012, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures.
 

Brian McCauley, Tedd Cook and Sean Keenan answered questions.

 

At 5:17 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), the sitting was suspended.

At 6:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Pierre Mercille and Gordon Boissonneault made statements and, with Lucia Di Primio and Brian McCauley, answered questions.

 

At 7:10 p.m, Peggy Nash took the Chair.

 

At 7:20 p.m., James Rajotte took the Chair.

 

At 7:24 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:25 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Jane Pearse made a statement and, with Annie Hardy and Ling Wang, answered questions.

 

At 9:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Jean-François Pagé
Committee Clerk

 
 
2012/05/17 2:22 p.m.