Finance Committee on Nov. 28th, 2007

Evidence of meeting #7 for Finance in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was industry.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Pre-budget consultations 2007
Manufacturing: Moving Forward - Rising to the Challenge
Committee Business

MPs speaking

Rob Merrifield
Paul Crête
Massimo Pacetti
Andrew Telegdi
Dean Del Mastro
Thomas Mulcair
Garth Turner
Geoff Regan
Mike Wallace
Rick Dykstra

Also speaking

David Powell  President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Finance and Leasing Association
Penelope Marrett  President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Health Food Association
Richard Lind  President, Canadian Home Builders' Association
Michael Bach  Executive Vice-President, Canadian Association for Community Living
Gary Walters  Vice-Chair, Member Services Council, Canadian Institute of Actuaries
Kevin Dancey  President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Bruce Burrows  Vice-President, Public Affairs and Government Relations, Railway Association of Canada
John Kenward  Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Home Builders' Association
Rick Larabie  Fire Chief, Ottawa Region, Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
Bernard D'Amours  Director, Public Affairs, Canadian Urban Transit Association
Richard Monk  Chair, Certified Management Accountants of Canada
Ross Creber  President, Direct Sellers Association of Canada
Pierre Beauchamp  Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Real Estate Association
Sally Brown  Chief Executive Officer, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Roberta Jamieson  President and Chief Executive Officer, National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
Hilary Pearson  President, Philanthropic Foundations Canada

5:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Do you have an amendment?

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Conservative

Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON

I have an amendment, but I understand that Mr. Crête is not prepared to accept it. I'd be happy to read the amendment to the motion, but I've already spoken with Mr. Crête.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

As the chair of the committee, whether Mr. Crête will accept an amendment or not isn't my issue. My issue is whether you are making an amendment. If you are, we'll put it on the table to debate. If you're not, we'll just carry on with debate on the motion.

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Conservative

Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON

I'm happy to respond to your request.

My amendment removes the words, “promptly introduce”, and introduces, “act upon the recommendations on” the tax measures in the unanimous report.

That's my amendment.

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Bloc

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

Fine. Let us vote on the amendment.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

We have an amendment on the table. Does anyone want to speak to the amendment?

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Liberal

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

There have already been discussions. I think we're ready to vote. The report has been hanging around since February 2007.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

I'm going to recognize Mr. Rajotte, who's industry chair, on the amendment--

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Liberal

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

Mr. Chairman, you cannot recognize him. There are already four members around the table, plus you, and--

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Conservative

Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON

You're not going to recognize the chair of the committee that is actually--

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Mr. Dykstra, this is the question: do we want to hear from the chair of the industry committee on the amendment?

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An hon. member

No.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Is that what the committee is saying?

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Liberal

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

Mr. Chairman, with all due respect—

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

All in favour of listening to the chair of the industry committee?

The clerk has informed me that it has to be a consensus of the committee. I don't see it, regardless of that.

So we'll be voting on the amendment as it was presented by Mr. Dykstra, and then the motion.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

November 28th, 2007 / 5:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Mr. Crête.

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Bloc

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

Mr. Chair, there were no votes against. So it is unanimous.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

The meeting is adjourned.