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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 213

Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 3:33 p.m. to 6:29 p.m.

Room 025-B, West Block

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Rachel Bendayan
Hon. Wayne Easter
Peter Fragiskatos
Michael V. McLeod
Francesco Sorbara
Deborah Schulte, Parliamentary Secretary — Non-Voting Member

Conservative

NDP

Pierre-Luc Dusseault

Acting Members present

• Dan Ruimy for Rachel Bendayan (Liberal)

• Sonia Sidhu for Kim Rudd (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Andrew Barton, Analyst

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

Bill C-97, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019, and other measures

Witnesses

BILD Alberta Association

• Carmen Wyton, Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Home Builders' Association

• Kevin Lee, Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

• Trevin Stratton, Chief Economist

News Media Canada

• Bob Cox, Chair

Norquay Ski Resort

• Jan Waterous, Managing Partner

STEMCELL Technologies

• Andrew Booth, Chief Commercial Officer

Canadian Construction Association

• Mary Van Buren, President

Environmental Defence Canada

• Dale Marshall, Manager, National Climate Program

Fédération nationale des communications

• Pascale St-Onge, President

• Louis Tremblay, Vice-President

National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada

• Sandra Skivsky, Chair

• Geza Banfai, Legal Counsel

As individuals

• Anthony Furey, Columnist, Postmedia

• John Mark Keyes, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

• Ian Lee, Associate Professor, Carleton University

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, April 30, 2019, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-97, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019, and other measures.

Carmen Wyton, Kevin Lee, Trevin Stratton, Bob Cox, Jan Waterous, Andrew Booth and Ian Lee made statements and answered questions.

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

At 5:11 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Mary Van Buren, Dale Marshall, Pascale St-Onge, Sandra Skivsky, John Mark Keyes and Anthony Furey made statements and, with Geza Banfai and Louis Tremblay, answered questions.

At 6:29 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

David Gagnon

Clerk of the Committee