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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 116

Monday, November 13, 2023, 8:46 a.m. to 12:06 p.m.

Québec, Que.

Hôtel Château Laurier 1220 Place George-V West

Presiding

Peter Fonseca, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Peter Fonseca

Conservative

Philip Lawrence

Acting Members present

• Alexandre Boulerice for Daniel Blaikie (NDP)

• Caroline Desbiens for Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois)

• Pierre Paul-Hus for Marty Morantz (Conservative)

• Francis Scarpaleggia for Yvan Baker (Liberal)

• Brenda Shanahan for Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal)

Other Members present

• Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc Québécois)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Mehrab Kiarsi, Analyst

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2024 Budget

Witnesses

As an individual

• Julie Bernier

• Joany Boily

• Michel Côté

• Paul Crête

• Marie-Hélène Gagnon

• Marie-Pier Gravel

• René Grenier

• Christian Hébert

• Thomas Le Page-Gouin

• Roseline Roussel

Aluminium Association of Canada

• Jean Simard, President and Chief Executive Officer

Amélie et Frédérick, Service d'entraide

• Véronique Beaulieu, President, Administration Board

• Louis-Philippe Delisle, Administrator, Administration Board

Association des professionnels de la construction et de l'habitation du Québec

• Fabrice Fortin, Director Government and Public Affairs, Vice-Presidency, Strategic Development, Public Affairs and Innovation

• Paul Cardinal, Director, Economic Department

Canadian Worker Co-op Federation

• Hazel Corcoran, Executive Director

Équiterre

• Marc-André Viau, Director, Government Relations

Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec

• Charles Milliard, President and Chief Executive Officer

• Mathieu Lavigne, Director, Public and Economic Affairs

Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec

• Véronique Proulx, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mouvement autonome et solidaire des sans-emploi

• Benoit Lapointe, Co-coordinator

Union des municipalités du Québec

• Guillaume Tremblay, Senior Vice-President, Mayor of Mascouche

• Samuel Roy, Strategic Policy Advisor

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.

Julie Bernier, Joany Boily, Michel Côté, Paul Crête, Marie-Hélène Gagnon, Marie-Pier Gravel, René Grenier, Christian Hébert, Thomas Le Page-Gouin and Roseline Roussel made statements.

Hazel Corcoran, Charles Milliard, Mathieu Lavigne, Véronique Proulx and Benoit Lapointe made statements and answered questions.

At 10:29 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:40 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Jean Simard, Véronique Beaulieu, Louis-Philippe Delisle, Fabrice Fortin, Paul Cardinal, Marc-André Viau, Guillaume Tremblay and Samuel Roy made statements and answered questions.

At 12:06 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Alexandre Roger

Clerks of the committee