No, no.
Evidence of meeting #43 for Finance in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was immigration.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #43 for Finance in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was immigration.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
Let's do that. If that's a consensus, we'll have Mr. Purdy Crawford for the first hour and then have the sellers of the product for the second hour.
Is that fair?
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Liberal
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Conservative
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Bloc
Paul Crête Bloc Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
I agree to having Mr. Crawford in the first hour, but, in the second hour, we could hear, in particular, from the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and the federal players involved. The Superintendent of Financial Institutions is the person most in contact with the responsibilities. Investors have come and told us—
5:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
Yes, I agree with that. Would that be for a subsequent meeting, or do you want it right after that one?
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Bloc
Paul Crête Bloc Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
After the first hour. Who are the sellers?
5:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
That's what I was thinking of for the panel for the second hour, and then we'd bring OSFI in on a subsequent meeting.
Is that fair?
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Bloc
Paul Crête Bloc Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
We said we would deal with the crises in the short term, that we would then make recommendations to prevent the situation from reoccuring and that we would try to produce a report on the subject before the summer adjournment.
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Bloc
Paul Crête Bloc Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec because it was its executive director who started the process.
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Liberal
John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON
There's one last suggestion, which came from my colleague, Mr. Rae.
5:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
You have a lot of suggestions over there. I like that, good ideas.
What's your suggestion?
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Liberal
Bob Rae Liberal Toronto Centre, ON
I've considerable history in finance, so you should watch what you say.
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Conservative
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Conservative
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Liberal
John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON
This is my colleague's idea, but the one bank that seems not to have been heavily into these difficulties is TD Bank, so maybe we should hear from the head of TD Bank, Mr. Ed Clark, on what his secret is and he how sees the world unfolding.
5:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
Do you want him on that second-hour panel? Is that what you're suggesting?
