Finance Committee on Oct. 18th, 2011

Evidence of meeting #16 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was infrastructure.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Pre-budget Consultations 2011

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Nadine Miller Chair, Canadian Construction Association

John Anderson Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Canadian Co-operative Association

Pamela Fralick President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Healthcare Association

Gabe Hayos Vice-President, Taxation, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants

Paul Moist National President, Canadian Union of Public Employees

Bernard Lord President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association

Tony Pollard President, Hotel Association of Canada

Terry Campbell President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Bankers Association

Corinne Pohlmann Vice-President, National Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Ron Olson Acting President, Canadian Home Builders' Association

Andrew Jackson Chief Economist, Canadian Labour Congress

John Haggie President, Canadian Medical Association

Berry Vrbanovic President, Federation of Canadian Municipalities

John Gordon National President, Executive Office, Public Service Alliance of Canada

Victor Fiume Former President, Canadian Home Builders' Association

1 p.m.

President, Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Berry Vrbanovic

What I can say is that there have been preliminary discussions between our two sets of officials. We hope to start a more formal process later this year.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Thank you.

I want to thank you all for your presentations and your responses to our questions. I know some materials are going to be submitted. Please do so through the clerk, and we'll ensure all members get them.

Colleagues, we'll see you at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon.

The meeting is adjourned.