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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

43rd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 18

Thursday, April 9, 2020, 2:05 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.

Room 035-B, West Block

Audio Only

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

Associate Members present

• Francesco Sorbara (Liberal)

Other Members present

• Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois)

• Elizabeth May (Green Party)

In attendance

House of Commons

• Caroline Bosc, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Andrew Barton, Analyst

• Sylvain Fleury, Analyst

Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Witnesses

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

• Susanna Cluff-Clyburne, Senior Director, Parliamentary Affairs

• Leah Nord, Director, Workforce Strategies and Inclusive Growth

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

• Daniel Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer

Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec

• Charles Milliard, Chief Executive Officer

• Alexandre Gagnon, Director, Labour and Occupational Health and Safety

Moodys Tax Law LLP

• Kim G.C. Moody, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Canadian Tax Advisory

Quebec Employers' Council

• Yves-Thomas Dorval, President and Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Bankers Association

• Neil Parmenter, President and Chief Executive Officer

• Darren Hannah, Vice-President, Finance, Risk and Prudential Policy

Canadian Credit Union Association

• Martha Durdin, President and Chief Executive Officer

• Michael Hatch, Vice-President, Government Relations

Canoe Financial

• W. Brett Wilson, Chairman

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

• David Macdonald, Senior Economist

Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the committee resumed its study of the Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Susanna Cluff-Clyburne, Leah Nord, Daniel Kelly, Charles Milliard, Kim Moody and Yves-Thomas Dorval on panel on Small and Medium-Sized Businesses made statements and, with Alexandre Gagnon, answered questions.

At 3:59 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:01 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Neil Parmenter and Martha Durdin on panel on Financial and Banking made statements and, with Michael Hatch, answered questions.

At 5:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:04 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Brett Wilson and David Macdonald on panel on Financial and Banking made statements and answered questions.

At 6:05 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

David Gagnon

Clerk of the Committee