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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

43rd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 20

Friday, April 17, 2020, 2:08 p.m. to 6:14 p.m.

By Videoconference

Webcast

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

• Bernard Généreux for Michael Cooper (Conservative)

• Dane Lloyd for James Cumming (Conservative)

• Francesco Sorbara for Sean Fraser (Liberal)

• Karen Vecchio for James Cumming (Conservative)

Associate Members present

• Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois)

• Dane Lloyd (Conservative)

Other Members present

• Elizabeth May (Green Party)

In attendance

House of Commons

• Caroline Bosc, Procedural Clerk

• Alexandre Roger, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Andrew Barton, Analyst

• Sylvain Fleury, Analyst

Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Witnesses

Dans la rue

• Cécile Arbaud, Executive Director

Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain

• Véronique Laflamme, Spokesperson

Lookout Housing and Health Society

• Shayne Williams, Chief Executive Officer

Mortgage Professionals Canada

• Paul Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer, Head Office

• Elaine Taylor, Chair of the Board of Directors, Head Office

Siloam Mission

• Jim Bell, Chief Executive Officer

United Way Centraide Canada

• Dan Clement, President and Chief Executive Officer

West Neighbourhood House

• Maureen Fair, Executive Director

Canadian Federation of Agriculture

• Mary Robinson, President

• Scott Ross, Assistant Executive Director

Cleanfarms

• Barry Friesen, General Manager

Forest Products Association of Canada

• Derek Nighbor, President and Chief Executive Officer

Northwest Territories Association of Communities

• Lynn Napier, President and Mayor of Fort Smith

Union des producteurs agricoles

• Martin Caron, First Vice-President

• Isabelle Bouffard, Director, Research and Agricultural Policy Directorate

Ville de Senneterre

• Jean-Maurice Matte, Mayor

Pursuant to the orders of reference of Tuesday, March 24, and Saturday, April 11, 2020, the committee resumed its study of the Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Cécile Arbaud, Véronique Laflamme, Shayne Williams, Paul Taylor, Elaine Taylor, Jim Bell, Dan Clement and Maureen Bell on panel on Housing and Homelessness made statements and answered questions.

At 3:57 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:10 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Mary Robinson, Barry Friesen, Derek Nighbor, Lynn Napier, Martin Caron and Jean-Maurice Matte on a panel on Rural and Remote Communities made statements and, with Scott Ross, answered questions.

At 6:14 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

David Gagnon

Clerk of the Committee