Evidence of meeting #69 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was renminbi.
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10:10 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Rajotte
One option is to do private sector economists first, energy second, and manufacturing third. Is that agreeable?
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NDP
Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
It may be, although I may suggest, Chair, just because of the balance of time, there may be longer witness lists for the energy sector than there would be for private sector economists.
10:10 a.m.
NDP
Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
I don't know if we need two full panels of private sector economists to more or less tell us the same thing.
10:10 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Rajotte
So the two-hour is for private sector, the three hours are for energy, and the other three hours are for manufacturing.
Is that agreeable?
10:10 a.m.
Conservative
Andrew Saxton Conservative North Vancouver, BC
Thanks, Chair.
It was also agreed that we would have summary of findings; we would not have a full report with recommendations.
10:10 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Rajotte
Summary of findings for this study.... Okay, agreed, as we will with the RMB.
Mr. Cullen.
10:10 a.m.
NDP
Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
It's on a new topic. Could we get some sense from the government on the study on the terrorist financing? We're eventually going to get a BIA at some point. Does the government imagine the study continuing even beyond that, or is there some interruption the government imagines once we actually hit the budget cycle?
We're going to run out of calendar days, because as this committee knows, a few things happen over the course of the calendar event that committee members bring forward to study—
10:10 a.m.
Conservative
Andrew Saxton Conservative North Vancouver, BC
Chair, the bells are ringing. I recommend that we deal with that in steering committee when we get back.
I now move that we adjourn.
10:10 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Rajotte
I think that might work better, Mr. Cullen, because there is a committee here at eleven. We can plan out the week of the 10th, and then we can do a subcommittee that week.
10:10 a.m.
NDP
Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Thank you for your guidance in this, Chair.
Thank you to the other members of the committee.
10:10 a.m.
Conservative