Evidence of meeting #21 for Finance in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was investment.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

John Valentini  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Public Sector Pension Investment Board
Barbara Miazga  Secretary-Treasurer, Pension Investment Association of Canada
Phil Benson  Lobbyist, Teamsters Canada
Marie Smith  President, United Senior Citizens of Ontario
Diane Urquhart  Independent Analyst, As an Individual
Pierre Malo  First Vice-President, Asset Allocation Strategies and Research, Public Sector Pension Investment Board

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Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

The proposal is to have a subcommittee at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Looking at my other vice-chairs and Mr. Mulcair...Mr. Menzies isn't here, so he's agreeable.

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Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

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Liberal

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

We'll talk to each other and report back.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

So at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, we'll have a joint steering committee.

Mr. Wallace.

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Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

Just so you know, today's industry meeting is about future business, so I'll certainly bring what was said here to that.

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An hon. member

Don't screw it up.

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Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

I'll try not to.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Monsieur Laforest.

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Bloc

Jean-Yves Laforest Bloc Saint-Maurice—Champlain, QC

That is it for credit cards, then.

You also talked about a trip to Washington. Have you set a date for that trip?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

We don't have a day yet for Washington, but we'll concur and I'll report to the committee at the subcommittee.

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Bloc

Jean-Yves Laforest Bloc Saint-Maurice—Champlain, QC

We are talking about our future business. However, we are almost in the middle of May. In the third week of May, after the break, we have to plan one, two or three meetings to discuss our report on the study that we are currently conducting. We will eventually have to make recommendations to the government, and that work has to be included in our future business. Provision should be made for this.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Well, if the committee is agreeable, we can also do this in the subcommittee on Tuesday. But we have invited the two ministers, Minister Blackburn and Minister Flaherty. Obviously, we'll fit them in before May 31. We can, if the committee is agreeable, allocate at least two meetings, maybe three meetings, to a discussion on access to credit. Two meetings? D'accord?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Thank you all.

The meeting is adjourned.