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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 101

Monday, September 25, 2023, 3:33 p.m. to 5:43 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

Acting Members present

• Taylor Bachrach for Daniel Blaikie (NDP)

• Stéphane Lauzon for Rachel Bendayan (Liberal)

• Larry Maguire for Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative)

• Arnold Viersen for Adam Chambers (Conservative)

• Arnold Viersen for Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Mehrab Kiarsi, Analyst

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2024 Budget

Witnesses

Bennett Jones LLP

• David A. Dodge, Senior Advisor

Coalition for a Better Future

• Hon. Anne McLellan, Co-Chair

• Hon. Lisa Raitt, Co-Chair

Community Radio Fund of Canada

• Alex Freedman, Executive Director

Green Budget Coalition

• Shaughn McArthur, Associate Director, Nature United, Government Relations

• Scott MacDougall, Senior Advisor, Pembina Institute

• Gia Paola, National Policy Analyst, Ducks Unlimited Canada

• Andrew Van Iterson, Manager

Questrade Financial Group

• Tanya Woods, Head and Policy Counsel, Government and Regulatory Affairs

• Romit Malhotra, Chief Strategy Officer

Réseau FADOQ

• Gisèle Tassé-Goodman, President

• Philippe Poirier-Monette, Special Advisor, Government Relations

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, June 8, 2023, the committee resumed its pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2024 Budget.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 3:44 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:46 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Statements and questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 5:43 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Alexandre Roger,

Alexandre (Sacha) Vassiliev

Clerks of the committee