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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 19
Monday, February 14, 2022, 10:02 a.m. to 1:24 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Peter Fonseca, Chair (Liberal)

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• Philip Lawrence for Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative)
• Elizabeth May (Green Party)
Library of Parliament
• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst
• Joëlle Malo, Analyst
Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures
Department of Employment and Social Development
• Anamika Mona Nandy, Executive Director, Temporary Measures and Special Projects Division, Skills & Employment Branch
• Michael MacPhee, Assistant Deputy Minister, Temporary Foreign Workers Program
• Sylvain Noël, Manager, Policy Analysis and Initiatives, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch
Department of Finance
• Trevor McGowan, Director General, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch
• Lindsay Gwyer, Director General, Legislation, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch
• Pierre Leblanc, Director General, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch
• Phil King, Director General, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch
• Maximilian Baylor, Senior Director, Saving and Investment Section, Business Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch
• Jenna Robbins, Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Policy, Business Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch
• Pierre Mercille, Director General, Sales Tax Legislation, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch
• Robert Ives, Expert Advisor, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch
• Ling Wang, Senior Director, Financial Programs and Strategy, Financial Services Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch
• Galen Countryman, Director General, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch
Department of Health
• Cameron MacDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister, COVID and Pandemic Response Secretariat
Public Health Agency of Canada
• Stephen Bent, Vice-President, COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Task Force
• Martin Joyal, Director General, Strategic Policy, COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Task Force
Pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, February 10, 2022, the committee commenced consideration of Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 11:36 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the committee continue to sit.

At 11:58 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:22 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2022 Budget
As an individual
• Brian J. Arnold, Professor Emeritus
• Carol Anne Hilton, Chief Executive Officer, Indigenomics Institute
MNP LLP
• Kim Drever, Partner, Taxation Services
• Amanjit Lidder, Senior Vice-President and Partner, Taxation Services
Moodys Private Client LLP
• Kim G. C. Moody, Chief Executive Officer
News Media Canada
• Jamie Irving, Chair
• Paul Deegan, President and Chief Executive Officer
Réseau FADOQ
• Gisèle Tassé-Goodman, President
• Danis Prud'homme, Chief Executive Officer, Provincial Secretariat
• Philippe Poirier-Monette, Collective Rights Advisor, Provincial Secretariat
Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, December 16, 2021, the committee resumed its pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2022 Budget.

Brian J. Arnold, Amanjit Lidder, Kim G.C. Moody, Jamie Irving, Paul Deegan and Gisèle Tassé-Goodman made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 1:24 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Alexandre Roger
Clerk of the Committee