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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 117

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 8:46 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.

Montréal, Que.

Sheraton Montreal Airport

Grand Salon

555 McMillan Blvd.

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Acting Members present

• Alexandre Boulerice for Pierre-Luc Dusseault (NDP)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Brett Capstick, Analyst

Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2018 Budget

Witnesses

Association francophone pour le savoir

• Frédéric Bouchard, President

Association pour le développement de la recherche et de l’innovation du Québec

• Pascal Monette, President and Chief Executive Officer

• Albert De Luca, President of the Board of Directors

Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal

• Céline Huot, Vice-President, Strategy and Public Affaires

Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

• Cara Piperni, Past President

• Josh Levac, Treasurer

Coalition québécoise sur la problématique du poids

• Corinne Voyer, Director

• Clara Couturier, Research Analyst, Public Policy

Confédération des syndicats nationaux

• Pierre Patry, Treasurer

• François Bélanger, Union Advisor

Electric Mobility Canada

• Chantal Guimont, President and Chief Executive Officer

Federal Fleet Services Inc.

• Sarah McMillan, Executive Vice-President, Project Administration

• John Schmidt, Vice-President, Commercial

Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec

• Gaétan Morin, President and Chief Executive Officer

• Mario Tremblay, Vice-President, Public and Corporate Affairs

Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited

• Eric Gagnon, Head, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs

Montreal Economic Institute

• Mathieu Bédard, Economist

Quebec Employers' Council

• Norma Kozhaya, Vice-President of Research and Chief Economist

Ovarian Cancer Canada

• Elisabeth Baugh, Chief Executive Officer

As an individual

• Nathalie Blais

• Bridget Doherty

• Nathalie Lemay

• Catherine Ferriter

• Shawn McGuirk

• Daniel Morin

• Nathalie Michaud

• Julie Poupart

• Kristen Kiggen

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2018 budget.

Shawn McGuirk, Nathalie Lemay, Bridget Doherty, Nathalie Michaud, Daniel Morin and Casey Ferriter made statements.

Pascal Monette, Albert DeLuca, Cara Piperni, Pierre Patry, Gaétan Morin, Eric Gagnon and Mathieu Bédard made statements and, with François Bélanger, answered questions.

At 10:39 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:53 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Frédéric Bouchard, Céline Huot, Corinne Voyer, Chantal Guimont, Sarah McMillan, John Schmidt, Elisabeth Baugh and Norma Kozhaya made statements and, with Clara Couturier, answered questions.

At 12:27 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Kristen Kiggen and Nathalie Blais made statements.

At 12:40 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Suzie Cadieux

Clerk of the Committee