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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 135

Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 3:31 p.m. to 5:37 p.m.

Room 025-B, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Peter Fonseca, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Don Davies

Acting Members present

• Chris Bittle for Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal)

• Hon. Ed Fast for Philip Lawrence (Conservative)

• Sébastien Lemire for Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois)

• Darrell Samson for Rachel Bendayan (Liberal)

Other Members present

• Mike Morrice (Green Party)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Mehrab Kiarsi, Analyst

• Joëlle Malo, Analyst

Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023

Witnesses

As an individual

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

• Kate McNeece, Partner, Competition, Antitrust and Foreign Investment, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

• Stephanie Woo Dearden, Registered Psychotherapist

Association des psychoéducatrices et psychoéducateurs

• Julie Maillette, Vice-President

• Laurie Marquis, President

Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada

• Tim Ross, Executive Director

Electricity Canada

• Michael Powell, Vice-President, Government Relations

• Derek Smith, Vice-President, Corporate Tax, Emera Inc.

EverWind Fuels

• Trent Vichie, Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, March 18, 2024, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023.

Vivek Dehejia, Michael Powell, Stephanie Woo Dearden and Trent Vichie made statements and, with Derek Smith, answered questions.

Adam Chambers gave notice of the following motion:

That, in respect of any amendments to bill C-59 ruled in order and substantive by the Chair shall:

cause clause by clause for those respective clauses be paused until such time officials present testimony on these amendments;
the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, President of the Treasury Board or the Minister of National Revenue appear for 1 hour to answer committee’s questions;
not prevent other clauses from being reviewed out of order.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 4:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:39 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Kate McNeece, Julie Maillette, Laurie Marquis and Tim Ross made statements and answered questions.

At 5:37 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Alexandre Roger

Clerk of the committee