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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 76

Monday, October 15, 2012

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Vice-Chair, Peggy Nash, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Mark Adler, Shelly Glover, Randy Hoback, Brian Jean, Hoang Mai, Cathy McLeod, Peggy Nash and Dave Van Kesteren.

Acting Members present: Raymond Côté for Guy Caron, Alain Giguère for Wayne Marston, Marc-André Morin for Guy Caron, Hon. Judy Sgro for Hon. Scott Brison and Joy Smith for James Rajotte.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mark Mahabir, Analyst ; Daniel Benatuil, Analyst.

Witnesses: Agence métropolitaine de transport: Daniel Bergeron, Vice-President, Strategic Data and Metropolitan Affairs. Tax Executives Institute, Inc.: Bonnie Dawe, Chair, Canadian Income Tax Committee. Social Economy Working Group: Patrick Duguay, President, Board of Directors. Forest Products Association of Canada: David L. Lindsay, President and Chief Executive Officer. Canadian Energy Pipeline Association: Kim McCaig, Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer. Association québécoise de l'industrie touristique: Claude Péloquin, Vice-President, Board of Directors. Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Corinne Pohlmann, Vice-President, National Affairs. Canadian Labour Congress: Sylvain Schetagne, National Director, Chief Economist, Social and Economic Policy. Certified General Accountants Association of Canada: Denis St-Pierre, Chair of the Tax and Fiscal Policy Advisory Group. St. Boniface Hospital: Michel Tétreault, President and Chief Executive Officer. Canadian Cattlemen's Association: Martin Unrau, President; Andrea Brocklebank, Research Manager.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee commenced its pre-budget consultations 2012.

Martin Unrau, Kim McCaig, Corinne Pohlmann, Denis St-Pierre and Bonnie Dawe made statements and, with Andrea Brocklebank, answered questions.

At 5:01 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:07 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Daniel Bergeron, Claude Péloquin, Sylvain Schetagne, David L. Lindsay, Patrick Duguay and Michel Tétreault made statements and answered questions.

At 6:35 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jean-François Lafleur, Suzie Cadieux
Clerks of the Committee

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