Finance Committee on March 23rd, 2010

Evidence of meeting #4 for Finance in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was plans.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Retirement Income Security of Canadians

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jennifer Brown Executive Vice-President and Chief Pension Officer, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System

Katherine Thompson President, Air Canada Component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees

Donald Raymond Senior Vice-President, Public Market Investments, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Terry Campbell Vice-President, Policy, Canadian Bankers Association

Jean-Pierre Laporte Lawyer, As an Individual

Dean Connor Chief Operating Officer, Sun Life Financial, Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.

Ian Dale Senior Vice-President, Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Marion Wrobel Director, Market and Regulatory Developments, Canadian Bankers Association

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

Fine, thank you.

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Is that a point of order? It might not have been a point of order, but it was a good point.

Monsieur Paillé.

5:10 p.m.

Bloc

Daniel Paillé Bloc Hochelaga, QC

Logically, I think it would make more sense to hear from the economists at the beginning of the meeting, for them to share their projections, and to hear from the Parliamentary Budget Officer and the Department of Finance officials in the next hour. That is a logical suggestion.

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

I think that makes absolute sense.

I have Mr. Généreux and then Mr. McCallum.

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

Bernard Généreux Conservative Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC

I want to remind Mr. McCallum and Mr. Paillé that we are not all economists, thank goodness, and good for them.

5:10 p.m.

Bloc

Daniel Paillé Bloc Hochelaga, QC

Good thing.

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

Bernard Généreux Conservative Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC

Good thing, indeed.

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Mr. McCallum.

5:10 p.m.

Liberal

John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

For clarity, we're talking about Finance officials on this, not the Minister of Finance, correct?

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

That's correct.

5:10 p.m.

Liberal

John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

Okay. I don't think the minister would want to go there.

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

It was very clear, to “invite Department of Finance officials”.

I'm sensing that there's agreement to amend the motion to have a separate panel with the economists.

(Amendment agreed to)

(Motion as amended agreed to)

Thank you, colleagues.

The meeting is adjourned.