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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 155

Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 3:45 p.m. to 5:44 p.m.

Room 025-B, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Peter Fonseca, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Gabriel Ste-Marie

NDP

Don Davies

Acting Members present

• Blaine Calkins for Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative)

• Ted Falk for Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative)

Other Members present

• Mike Morrice (Green Party)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Mehrab Kiarsi, Analyst

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2025 Budget

Witnesses

B’nai Brith Canada

• Richard Robertson, Director, Research and Advocacy

Canadian Independent Sceen Fund for Black and People of Colour Creators

• Lalita Krishna, Co-Chair

• Sally Lee, Executive Director

Canadian Labour Congress

• D.T. Cochrane, Senior Economist

Canadian Trucking Alliance

• Geoffrey Wood, Senior Vice-President, Policy

Climate Emergency Unit

• Bushra Asghar, Organizer, Youth Climate Corps

• Seth Klein, Team Lead

Réseau FADOQ

• Philippe Poirier-Monette, Special Advisor, Government Relations

• Gisèle Tassé-Goodman, President

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, September 26, 2024, the committee commenced its pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2025 Budget.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

Committee Business

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

On motion of Gabriel Ste-Marie, it was agreed, — That a written response from the Canada Revenue Agency regarding the study of Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, following their appearance on Monday, June 3, 2024 and distributed by the committee clerk’s office on Thursday, July 4, 2024, be made public.