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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 2

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 11:04 a.m. to 2:01 p.m.

Room 253-D, Centre Block

Televised

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Guy Caron

Acting Members present

• James Maloney for Steven MacKinnon (Liberal)

Associate Members present

• Ziad Aboultaif (Conservative)

Other Members present

• François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• James Gauthier, Analyst

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

House of Commons

• Danielle Widmer, Procedural Clerk

Pre-Budget Consultations 2016

Witnesses

Green Budget Coalition

• Annie Bérubé, Coordinator

Métis National Council

• Clément Chartier, President

Assembly of First Nations

• Peter Dinsdale, Chief Executive Officer

• Dale LeClair, Chief of Staff

Canadian Airports Council

• Daniel-Robert Gooch, President

Conference Board of Canada

• Glen Hodgson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist

Canadian Cattlemen's Association

• Dennis Laycraft, Executive Vice-President

Canadian Labour Congress

• Angella MacEwen, Senior Economist, Social and Economic Policy

Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce

• Steve McLellan, Chief Executive Officer

Canada Green Building Council

• Thomas Mueller, President and Chief Executive Officer

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

• Natan Obed, President

Atlantic Provinces Economic Council

• Finn Poschmann, President and Chief Executive Officer

Atlantic Institute for Market Studies

• John Williamson, Vice President, Research

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 4, 2016, the Committee commenced its pre-budget consultations 2016.

Dale LeClair, Peter Dinsdale, Daniel-Robert Gooch, John Williamson, Finn Poschmann, Glen Hodgson and Angela MacEwen made statements and answered questions.

At 12:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:41 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Thomas Mueller, Dennis Laycraft, Annie Bérubé, Natan Obed, Clément Chartier and Steve McLellan made statements and answered questions.

At 2:01 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Suzie Cadieux

Clerk of the Committee