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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 176

Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 8:48 a.m. to 12:29 p.m.

Victoria, B.C.

Sandman Hotel Victoria

Orchid Room

2852 Douglas Street

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

NDP

Peter Julian

Acting Members present

• Matt Jeneroux for Blake Richards (Conservative)

• Pat Kelly for Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Andrew Barton, Analyst

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2019 Budget

Witnesses

As individuals

• Catherine Choi, Graduate Student, University of Victoria

• Lori Nolt, University of Victoria

• Leigh Anne Swayne, Professor, University of Victoria

Chamber of Shipping

• Robert Lewis-Manning, President

• Bonnie Gee, Vice-President

Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada

• Anthony Ariganello, President and Chief Executive Officer

Coalition for Healthy School Food

• Janelle Hatch, Member

Community Futures Program of British Columbia

• Catharine Robertson

D-Wave Systems Inc.

• Vern Brownell, Chief Executive Officer

• Warren Wall, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs

Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre

• Jeanette Jackson, Managing Director

Generation Squeeze

• Paul Kershaw, Founder

Mitacs

• Alejandro Adem, Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director

National Association of Federal Retirees

• Patricia Baye

• David Stinson

ONE Campaign

• Mavis DeGirolamo

• Anna Vanessa Hammond

Royal and McPherson Theatres Society

• Randy Joynt

Stand.earth

• Sven Biggs, Energy and Climate Campaigner

Terry Fox Research Institute

• Victor Ling, President and Scientific Director

• Bradly Wouters, Partner

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

• Duncan Wilson, Vice-President, Corporate Social Responsibility

West Coast LEAF

• Kasari Govender, Executive Director

World Vision Canada

• Maclaren Forrest

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2019 budget.

Leigh Anne Swayne, Catherine Choi, Patricia Baye, David Stinson, Randy Joynt, Janelle Hatch, Lori Nolt, Maclaren Forrest and Catharine Robertson made statements.

Anthony Ariganello, Vern Brownell, Alejandro Adem, Sven Biggs and Duncan Wilson made statements and, with Warren Wall, answered questions.

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

At 10:50 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Robert Lewis-Manning, Jeanette Jackson, Paul Kershaw, Victor Ling and Kasari Govender made statements and, with Bradly Wouters and Bonnie Gee, answered questions.

Anna Vanessa Hammond and Mavis DeGirolamo made statements.

At 12:29 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

David Gagnon

Clerk of the Committee