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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 52
 
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, James Rajotte, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mark Adler, Mike Allen, Hon. Scott Brison, Guy Caron, Nathan Cullen, Gerald Keddy, James Rajotte, Murray Rankin, Andrew Saxton and Dave Van Kesteren.

 

Acting Members present: Robert Chisholm for Guy Caron and Rosane Doré Lefebvre for Murray Rankin.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst; Mark Mahabir, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Canadian Chamber of Commerce: Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy. Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Corinne Pohlmann, Senior Vice-President, National Affairs. Canadian Labour Congress: Angella MacEwen, Senior Economist, Social and Economic Policy. Green Budget Coalition: Andrew Van Iterson, Manager. Retail Council of Canada: David Wilkes, Senior Vice-President, Grocery Division and Government Relations. As an individual: Scott Clark, President, C.S. Clark Consulting. Chemistry Industry Association of Canada: Fiona Cook, Director, Business and Economics. Metcalf Foundation: Tom Zizys, Metcalf Fellow. Quebec Employers' Council: Norma Kozhaya, Vice-President of Research and Chief Economist. Startup Canada: Victoria Lennox, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations 2014.
 

Hendrik Brakel, Corinne Pohlmann, Angella MacEwen, Andrew Van Iterson and David Wilkes made statements and answered questions.

 

At 4:19 p.m., Nathan Cullen took the Chair.

 

At 5:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:04 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

At 5:04 p.m., James Rajotte took the Chair.

 

Scott Clark, Fiona Cook, Tom Zizys, Norma Kozhaya and Victoria Lennox made statements and answered questions.

 

At 6:27 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Christine Lafrance
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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