Finance Committee on May 7th, 2008

Evidence of meeting #41 for Finance in the 39th Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was workers.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget

Members speaking

Before the committee

David Stewart-Patterson Executive Vice-President, Canadian Council of Chief Executives

Victor Wong Executive Director, Chinese Canadian National Council

Pierre Céré Spokeperson, Conseil national des chômeurs et chômeuses

John Dirks President, Gairdner Foundation

Sima Sahar Zerehi Coordinator, Status Now! - Campaign in Defense of Undocumented Immigrants

Amanda Aziz National Chairperson, Canadian Federation of Students

Andrew Jackson National Director, Social and Economic Policy, Canadian Labour Congress

5:10 p.m.

NDP

Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON

Can I amend that motion, then?

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

You can try.

5:10 p.m.

NDP

Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON

Can I hear the wording of that motion so I can amend it properly? I would like to amend it by adding that there will be joint meetings with witnesses. I'm just trying to migrate Mr. Mulcair's motion into the main one.

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

I think we have the intent. We'll see that as an amendment. We'll ask for a vote on the amendment that Ms. Chow just made. It was to incorporate Mr. Mulcair's motion into this one, which is kind of a tricky way of getting it dealt with, but let's deal with it.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

We'll go clause-by-clause on May 27, and we will finish on that date.

5:15 p.m.

Bloc

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

At what time will we be meeting?

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

May 27 is a Tuesday, and the meeting will be at 3:30 p.m.

Do you want to go in the morning? I'm good in the morning. How about 10 a.m.? Okay, we'll attempt to get a room for 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. How's that?

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

Massimo Pacetti Liberal Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC

Citizenship and Immigration is sitting on Monday morning, so we won't overlap with them. They'll be done by Monday at 5:30 p.m., so we should be okay.

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Very good. Thank you.

The bells are about to ring.

The meeting is adjourned.