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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 87
 
Thursday, November 1, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, James Rajotte, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mark Adler, Guy Caron, Shelly Glover, Randy Hoback, Brian Jean, Hoang Mai, Peggy Nash, James Rajotte and Dave Van Kesteren.

 

Acting Members present: Rodger Cuzner for Hon. Scott Brison, Dan Harris for Wayne Marston and Kevin Sorenson for Cathy McLeod.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mark Mahabir, Analyst. House of Commons: Suzie Cadieux, Procedural Clerk.

 

Witnesses: Department of Finance: Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch; Shawn Porter, Director, Tax Legislation; Annie Carrier, Principal Manager, Aboriginal Tax Policy Section; Geoff Trueman, Director, Business Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch; Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division, GST Legislation, Tax Policy Branch; Kei Moray, Director, Intergovernmental Tax Policy, Evaluation and Research Division, Tax Policy Branch; Deanne Field, Chief, Federal-Provincial Taxation Section, Tax Policy Branch; Annie Hardy, Chief, Financial Institutions Division, Structural Issues, Financial Sector Policy Branch; Wayne Foster, Director, Financial Markets Division; Jean-François Girard, Senior Project Leader, Financial Sector Policy Branch; David Smith, Senior Project Leader, Capital Markets Policy; Glenn Purves, Chief, International Economic Analysis; Mausumi Banerjee, Senior Policy Analyst, Social Policy, Income Security ; Tamara Miller, Chief, Labour Markets, Employment and Learning; Ian Pomroy, Senior Tax Policy Officer, Social Tax Policy, Personal Income Tax Division; Jane Pearse, Director, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch; Lalith Kottachchi, Senior Tax Policy Officer, Tax Policy Branch, Sales Tax Division. Treasury Board Secretariat: Joan Arnold, Senior Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector. Canada Revenue Agency: Ray Cuthbert, Director, CPP/EI Rulings Division; Denyse Bertrand, Senior Policy Analyst, Regulations, Remissions and Delegations Section. Department of Human Resources and Skills Development: Dominique LaSalle, Director General, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat; Marianna Giordano, Director, CPP Policy and Legislation; Cassandra Iwankow, Director, Policy; Mireille Laroche, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy; Pierre Meunier, Manager, Policy. Department of Industry: Krista Campbell, Director General, Strategic Policy Branch; Catherine Foskett, Director, Strategic Issues, Tourism Branch; Prue Thomson, Senior Policy Analyst, Internal Trade. Treasury Board Secretariat: Bayla Kolk, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pensions and Benefits Sector; Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director, Pension Policy and Program; Kim Gowing, Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector; Carl Trottier, Executive Director, Compensation and Labour Relations.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, October 30, 2012, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-45, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures.
 

Ted Cook made a statement and, with Goeff Trueman and Shawn Porter, answered questions.

 

Pierre Mercille answered questions.

 

Kei Moray made a statement and answered questions.

 

Annie Hardy made a statement and, with Jane Pearse, answered questions.

 

Jean-François Girard and Wayne Foster made statements and answered questions.

 

Dominique LaSalle made a statement and, with Marianna Giordano, answered questions.

 

Krista Campbell made a statement and answered questions.

 

At 5:24 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Michelle Tittley
Committee Clerk

 
 
2012/11/06 11:33 a.m.