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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 50

Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 1:02 p.m.

Room 225-A, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Peter Fonseca, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Daniel Blaikie

Acting Members present

• Louise Chabot for Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois)

• Jean-Denis Garon for Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois)

• Shelby Kramp-Neuman for Adam Chambers (Conservative)

• Kelly McCauley for Hon. Ed Fast (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022, and other measures

Witnesses

Centrale des syndicats démocratiques

• Maxime Gilbert, Lawyer, Social Law Department

Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada

• Timothy Ross, Executive Director

Diabetes Canada

• Andrew Jones, Executive Director, Government Affairs, Policy and Advocacy

Green Budget Coalition

• David Browne, Director of Conservation, Canadian Wildlife Federation

• Tom L. Green, Senior Climate Policy Adviser, David Suzuki Foundation

• Andrew Van Iterson, Manager

Access Copyright

• Roanie Levy, President and Chief Executive Officer

As an individual

• Vivek Dehejia, Associate Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Carleton University

• Elizabeth Long, Barrister and Solicitor, Long Mangalji LLP

Centrale des syndicats du Québec

• Luc Beauregard, Secretary-Treasurer

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

• Mark Agnew, Senior Vice-President, Policy and Government Relations

Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022, and other measures.

Maxime Gilbert, Timothy Ross, Andrew Jones, David Browne, Tom L. Green and Andrew Van Iterson made statements and answered questions.

At 11:30 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:34 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Roanie Levy, Vivek Dehejia, Elizabeth Long, Luc Beauregard and Mark Agnew made statements and answered questions.

Committee Business

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $ 6,300, for the study of Subject matter of Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $ 18,150, for the study of Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, be adopted.

At 1:02 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Alexandre Roger

Clerk of the committee