Finance Committee on June 7th, 2007

Evidence of meeting #90 for Finance in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was brown.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Briefing on tax havens and tax avoidance

Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, including amendments in relation to foreign investment entities and non-resident trusts, and to provide for the bijural expression of the provisions of that Act

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Robert Brown As an Individual

Gilles Larin University of Sherbrooke

Gérard Lalonde Acting Director, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance

12:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Brian Pallister

Madam Ablonczy, the floor is yours.

12:50 p.m.

Conservative

Diane Ablonczy Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB

Mr. Chairman, it would appear that it would be prudent for members of the committee to take a bit of time to consider and consult on these new amendments. We would like to propose that we deal with this issue at our meeting on Tuesday and that right now we go into pre-budget consultation discussions.

12:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Brian Pallister

Has everybody agreed?

12:50 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

June 7th, 2007 / 12:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Brian Pallister

Okay, good. We'll deal with that on Tuesday, after we've had a couple more hearings on the delightful tax haven topic we've been discussing for some time. We'll endeavour to have witnesses ready to go on Tuesday, and we'll conclude by dealing with Bill C-33.

We'll move in camera now.

[Proceedings continue in camera]