Evidence of meeting #33 for Finance in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was income.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Luc Godbout  Professor of Fiscal Policy, Director, Taxation and Public Finance Chair, University of Sherbrooke
Robin Boadway  Associate Director, John Deutsch Institute, Queen's University
David Duff  Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

You were wanting to have them in the first two hours, according to your motion. And I would suggest that we bring in, or we at least allow the opportunity for, the institutions to have their say in that third hour, let's say—if you want to do two hours of that, and one hour of the other.

I can live with that. I just think it's important that we give that offer.

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

I just didn't understand the process.

So you'd have the individual investors first, for two hours, and then the institutions second, for one hour?

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

That's what I'm hearing right now.

I would suggest an hour and a half for each, but if you want to go two hours and one hour, I can live with that.

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Liberal

John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

Okay, that's fine.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

If that's okay, then we'll proceed.

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON

Is that for 9 to 12?

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Yes, we'll schedule it for 9 to 12, and then we'll see.

Go ahead, Mr. Crête.

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Bloc

Paul Crête Bloc Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC

The breakdown of hours, either three, three, two and two, is that for both appearances?

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Three, three, two, two, yes. Oui.

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Bloc

Paul Crête Bloc Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC

That applies for both appearances?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Yes.

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Bloc

Paul Crête Bloc Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC

It is the first two hours and an additional hour?

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Yes, from this list.

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Bloc

Paul Crête Bloc Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC

We would like to add a name.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Yes, if you need another name, we'd be open to that, I suppose.

Okay, we'll proceed in that way. Is everything clear, so we don't need to deal with this?

Mr. McCallum, just to be sure, are you pulling this motion?

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Liberal

John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

I'm very content.

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An hon. member

Oh, oh!

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

You don't hear that everyday, you know.

So by tomorrow morning, you'll have your recommended names to the clerk.

The meeting is adjourned.