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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 91

Thursday, May 18, 2023, 6:35 p.m. to 8:34 p.m.

Room 420, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Webcast

Presiding

Peter Fonseca, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Gabriel Ste-Marie

NDP

Daniel Blaikie

Acting Members present

• Wayne Long for Heath MacDonald (Liberal)

• Kelly McCauley for Philip Lawrence (Conservative)

• Sonia Sidhu for Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal)

• Karen Vecchio for Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023

Witnesses

Centrale des syndicats démocratiques

• Kaven Bissonnette, Vice-President

• Francis Fortier, Union Advisor

Convenience Industry Council of Canada

• Anne Kothawala, President and Chief Executive Officer

Cosmetics Alliance Canada

• Darren Thomas Praznik, President and Chief Executive Officer

Federation of Law Societies of Canada

• Frederica Wilson, Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Policy and Public Affairs

Humane Society International/Canada

• Troy Seidle, Vice-President, Research and Toxicology

• Michael Bernard, Deputy Director

Law Society of Ontario

• Cara-Marie O'Hagan, Executive Director, Policy

• Matthew Wylie, Director, Policy

Railway Association of Canada

• Marc Brazeau, President and Chief Executive Officer

• Nathan Cato, Assistant Vice-President, CPKC

• Eric Harvey, Senior Counsel, Regulatory, CPKC

Ottawa Food Bank

• Rachael Wilson, Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, May 2, 2023, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023.

Kaven Bissonnette, Anne Kothawala, Darren Thomas Praznik, Michael Bernard, Cara-Marie O'Hagan, Marc Brazeau, Rachael Wilson and Frederica Wilson made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 8:34 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Alexandre Roger

Clerks of the committee