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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 12

Monday, January 17, 2022, 2:35 p.m. to 5:33 p.m.

Room 415, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Televised

Presiding

Peter Fonseca, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Gabriel Ste-Marie

NDP

Daniel Blaikie

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Sylvain Fleury, Analyst

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

Inflation in the Current Canadian Economy

Witnesses

Statistics Canada

• Anil Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada

• Greg Peterson, Assistant Chief Statistician, Economic Statistics

• Heidi Ertl, Director, Consumer Prices Division

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, the committee resumed its study of study of inflation in the current Canadian economy.

Anil Arora made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 4:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:11 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 5:33 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Alexandre Roger

Clerk of the Committee