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Minutes of Proceedings
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 42
Thursday, May 5, 2022, 3:34 p.m. to 5:40 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Peter Fonseca, Chair (Liberal)
• Leah Gazan for Daniel Blaikie (NDP)
Canada Border Services Agency
• Fred Gaspar, Vice-President, Commercial and Trade Branch
• Alexander Lawton, Acting Director, General Trade and Anti-Dumping Program Directorate
Canada Revenue Agency
• Robert Greene, Director General, Assessment, Benefit and Service Branch, Individual Returns Directorate
• Guy Lafrance, Director General, Collections Directorate, Collections and Verification Branch
Correctional Service of Canada
• Luc Bisson, Director General, Strategic Policy and Planning
• Chad Westmacott, Director General, Community Safety, Corrections and Criminal Justice Directorate, Crime Prevention Branch
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
• Jonathan Joshi-Koop, Acting Director, Express Entry, Stategic Policy and Planning
• Yvonne Morkos, Director, Financial Analytics, Financial Strategy
• Philip Somogyvari, Director General, Strategic Policy and Planning
Department of Employment and Social Development
• Steven Coté, Executive Director, Employment Insurance, Skills and Employment Branch
• Rouba Dabboussy, Director General, Benefits and Integrated Services Branch
• Saajida Deen, Director General, Employment Program Policy and Design, Skills and Employment Branch
• Mona El Bahar, Director, Benefits and Integrated Services Branch
• Deanne Field, Executive Director, Employment Insurance Benefits Processing, Benefits and Integrated Services Branch
• Neal Leblanc, Acting Director, Canada Pension Plan Policy and legislation
• Anamika Mona Nandy, Acting Director General, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch
• James Scott Patterson, Acting Director, Benefits and Integrated Services Branch
• Lorraine Pelot, Director General, Canada Pension Plan Disability, Income Security and Social Development Branch
• Zia Proulx, Director General, Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace Information Directorate, Labour Program
• George Rae, Acting Executive Director, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch
• Joel Reimer, Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Policy Support, Employment Insurance, Skills and Employment Branch
• Fariya Syed, Director, Employment Program Policy and Design, Skills and Employment Branch
• Kristen Underwood, Director General, Income Security and Social Development Branch
• Kevin Wagdin, Director, Old Age Security Policy and Legislation
• Douglas Wolfe, Senior Director, Strategic Policy and Legislative Reform, Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace Information Directorate, Labour Program
Department of Finance
• Brent Almond, Director, Indigenous Taxation Policy
• Michelle Adkins, Director General, Intergovernmental Tax Policy, Evaluation and Research
• Stefania Bartucci, Senior Project Leader, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch
• Julien Brazeau, Director General, Financial Crimes and Security Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch
• Marie-Hélène Cantin, Senior Economist, International Trade Policy Division, International Trade and Finance
• Galen Countryman, Director General, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch
• Manuel Dussault, Senior Director, Framework Policy, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch
• Jean-François Girard, Senior Director, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch
• Émilie Horrocks-Denis, Senior Policy Analyst, Intergovernmental Tax Policy, Evaluation and Research
• Tracy Laufer, Senior Advisor, Financial Institutions Division
• Nicolas Moreau, Director General, Funds Management Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch
• Robert Sample, Director General, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch
• Scott Winter, Senior Director, Trade Rules, International Trade Policy Division, International Trade and Finance Branch
• Kathleen Wrye, Director, Pensions Policy
• James Wu, Senior Director, Debt Management, Funds Management Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
• Carlos de Vera, Counsel, Global Affairs Canada Legal Services
• Lynn McDonald, Director General, International Economic Policy
Department of Indigenous Services
• Curtis Bergeron, Acting Director, Regional Operations, Indigenous Services
• Douglas Fairbairn, Senior Counsel, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Department of Industry
• Patrick Blanar, Director, Copywright and Trademark Policy Directorate
• Erin Campbell, Director, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch, Patent Policy Directorate
• Jennifer Miller, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch
• Martin Simard, Senior Director, Corporate, Insolvency and Competition Policy, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch
• Jason Wood, Executive Director, Space Exploration Policy
Department of Justice
• Anna Dekker, Acting Director and General Counsel, Judicial Affairs Section
• Nathalie Hébert, Manager and Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section
• Melissa Moor, Counsel, Judicial Affairs Section, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
• Stéphane Fournier, Senior Manager, Legislative Policy, Interpretations and Compliance Unit, Regulatory Affairs Division
• Joanne Lucas, Manager, Legislative Policy, Interpretations and Compliance, Regulatory Affairs Division
Privy Council Office
• Timothea Gibb, Director of Operations, Legislation and House Planning
Treasury Board Secretariat
• Elodie Bouneau, Executive Director of Platform
• Michael Karlin, Strategic Policy Team Lead
• John Millons, Director of Policy
The witnesses answered questions.
Jake Stewart gave notice of the following motion:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee undertake a study of the Canada Revenue Agency’s conduct regarding the decision on Advanced Pricing Arrangements and:
- That the Commission of the Canada Revenue Agency appear for two hours at the beginning of the study;
- That the Commission of the Canada Revenue Agency appear again for two hours at the end of the study;
- That the Canadians for Tax Fairness as well as business and academic experts be invited as witnesses;
- That whistleblowers be invited to testify in camera;
- That the committee allocate four (4) meetings to hear from witnesses, and;
- That the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House.
Questioning of the witnesses resumed.
At 5:02 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 5:07 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.
At 5:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Alexandre Roger
Clerk of the committee