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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

43rd Parliament, 2nd Session

Meeting 38

Thursday, April 29, 2021, 3:30 p.m. to 5:42 p.m.

Room 025-B, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Gabriel Ste-Marie

NDP

Peter Julian

Acting Members present

• Francesco Sorbara for Sean Fraser (Liberal)

• Cathay Wagantall for Tamara Jansen (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Andrew Barton, Analyst

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

COVID-19 Spending, Programs, and Related Monetary Policy

Witnesses

ACORN Canada

• Blaine Cameron, Member

Churchill Wild

• Mike Reimer, Owner and Operator

Frontier Duty Free Association

• Philippe Bachand, Board Member and Land Border Duty Free Store Owner

• Tania Lee, Board Member and Land Border Duty Free Store Owner

Hebdos Québec

• Sylvain Poisson, General Director

• Benoit Chartier, Editor, Chair of the Board

National Association of Friendship Centres

• Christopher Sheppard, President

• Jocelyn Formsma, Executive Director

Ottawa Special Events

• Michael Wood, Partner

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Friday, February 5, 2021, the committee resumed its study of the COVID-19 Spending, Programs, and Related Monetary Policy.

Blaine Cameron, Mike Reimer, Tania Lee, Philippe Bachand, Sylvain Poisson, Benoit Chartier, Christopher Sheppard, and Michael Wood made statements and, with Jocelyn Formsma, answered questions.

At 5:42 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Alexandre Roger

Clerk of the Committee