Evidence of meeting #66 for Finance in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was banks.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Vice-President, Policy, Canadian Bankers Association
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I really appreciate that.
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Liberal
The Vice-Chair Liberal Massimo Pacetti
For members, we're back here on Monday from 3:30 to 6:30, and we're going to have all the witnesses. Apparently we're going to be able to get all the witnesses in, so there's going to be clause-by-clause on Tuesday. If you can get your amendments in pour lundi, we'd appreciate it.
Monsieur Dupont.
February 15th, 2007 / 12:30 p.m.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance
I'd like to add a final comment, if I may.
A number of good questions have been asked about electronic payments. They were questions asked by a number of members concerning the time that elapses between the moment payments are withdrawn from an account and when they are deposited to another account.
The minister expressed an interest this morning, and that's really something we'll want to take up with members of the Canadian Payments Association. We'll be telling them about committee members' concerns and asking them to look into this matter so that people at least understand what goes on and why it happens that way. In that way, we'll be able to have some certainty about the results.
12:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Vice-Chair Liberal Massimo Pacetti
There are some representatives of an agency who can also come and testify. They haven't appeared since I've been sitting on this committee. So a review of all these fees is a study that we could conduct. Perhaps that would help the departmental people in their analysis.
Mr. Thibault.
12:30 p.m.
Liberal
Robert Thibault Liberal West Nova, NS
I'd like to give notice of motion that the committee compel the Minister of Justice to take the actions necessary to include the act commonly known as identity theft in the Criminal Code and that this be reported to the House.
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Liberal
The Vice-Chair Liberal Massimo Pacetti
Thank you.
So you'll submit it to the clerk for translation, and then we'll dispose of it appropriately.
Mr. St-Cyr.
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Bloc
Thierry St-Cyr Bloc Jeanne-Le Ber, QC
This is good today: we have lunch and we finish a little early. Could we also have lunch when we sit from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.? That would enable us to prepare for our other activities without there being an interruption.
12:30 p.m.
Liberal
The Vice-Chair Liberal Massimo Pacetti
Perhaps we could discuss that, but that's at the Chair's discretion.
On Monday, for example, we'll be sitting from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. We'll see when we sit on Tuesday. However, if we sit for two hours, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., I don't know whether that's necessary. We can talk about that, but that's at the Chair's discretion. Sometimes it's not necessary, and the cost is borne by the committee, which has a budget for that.
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Bloc
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Liberal
The Vice-Chair Liberal Massimo Pacetti
We'll consider that suggestion.
Thank you.
The meeting is adjourned. Thank you.
