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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 38

Thursday, September 29, 2016, 3:32 p.m. to 6:29 p.m.

Room 237-C, Centre Block

Televised

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Phil McColeman

NDP

Guy Caron

Acting Members present

• Ziad Aboultaif for Ron Liepert (Conservative)

• Leona Alleslev for Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal)

• Chris Bittle for Raj Grewal (Liberal)

• Sean Casey for Jennifer O'Connell (Liberal)

• John Nater for Hon. Lisa Raitt (Conservative)

• Blake Richards for Phil McColeman (Conservative)

Associate Members present

• François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Dylan Gowans, Analyst

• Florian Richard, Analyst

Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2017 Budget

Witnesses

Association of Canadian Financial Officers

• Scott Chamberlain, Director of Labour Relations, General Counsel

Imagine Canada

• Brian Emmett, Chief Economist, Canada's Charitable and Nonprofit Sector

Canadian Airports Council

• Daniel-Robert Gooch, President

Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy

• Sahir Khan, Executive Vice-President

Business Council of Canada

• Brian Kingston, Vice-President, Policy, International and Fiscal Issues

Canadian Association of Radiologists

• William Miller, President

• Nicholas Neuheimer, Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

• Monique Moreau, Director of National Affairs

Inter-Provincial EI Working Group

• Laurell Ritchie, Co-Chair, Employment Insurance Sub Committee of the Good Jobs for All Coalition

Canada Mining Innovation Council

• Jean Robitaille, Chair

• Carl Weatherell, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Restaurants Canada

• Pierre Cadieux, Vice President, Federal and Québec Governmental Relations

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2017 budget.

Brian Kingston, Scott Chamberlain, Brian Emmett, Monique Moreau, Laurell Ritchie and Pierre Cadieux made statements and answered questions.

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

At 5:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Daniel-Robert Gooch, William Miller, Carl Weatherell and Sahir Khan made statements and, with Jean Robitaille and Nicholas Neuheimer, answered questions.

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

Suzie Cadieux

Clerk of the Committee