Finance Committee on Oct. 20th, 2014

Evidence of meeting #49 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was federal.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Pre-Budget Consultations 2014

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Michael Mahar Director, Canadian Council, Amalgamated Transit Union

Jennifer Reynolds Director, Community Services, Town of Milton, Past President, Canadian Parks and Recreation Association

Michael Roschlau President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Urban Transit Association

Domenic Mattina Chairman, Merit Canada

Sunil Johal Policy Director, University of Toronto, Mowat Centre

Marcelin Joanis Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, As an Individual

Catherine Cobden Member, Board of Directors, Executive Vice-President, Forest Products Association of Canada, Canadian Climate Forum

Ray Orb Vice-President, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

David McKenna Member, President, Brewster Travel Canada, Tourism Industry Association of Canada

6:10 p.m.

Member, President, Brewster Travel Canada, Tourism Industry Association of Canada

David McKenna

Very quickly, currently in the west we're investing quite heavily into some of those source markets where some of the immigrant communities are coming from.

Parks Canada also has some amazing programs right now. They're trying to engage new Canadians in camping in or experiencing the national parks. We are currently renovating the upper terminal of the Banff Gondola. It's a $20-million project. We're creating a Canadian pavilion at the top where every new Canadian sworn in as a Canadian in the national park will have their name and their story up there with a compass of the world, and this will become their place forever.

6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

That's fabulous. Thank you.

6:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Acting Chair Conservative Dave Van Kesteren

Mr. Shipley, do you not have any questions? The government side has about six minutes today. Is there anyone else who wants to fill in that time?

Colleagues, I think we've exhausted all of our questions.

We thank everyone for coming. It has been a very interesting panel. I guess that's a wrap. Thank you.

The meeting is adjourned.