Finance Committee on Feb. 7th, 2012

[Cathy McLeod, Conservative, Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC]

Thank you.

[Shelly Glover, Conservative, Saint Boniface, MB]

I want to thank two people very quickly. First and foremost, I want to thank you, Mr. Kleinman, for mentioning in your response the richness of flow-through shares, because in fact it was discovered that the stacking of the credits.... When we talk about 69% being borne by taxpayers, it was actually over and above 80% being borne by taxpayers. So I appreciate that you acknowledged that the stacking of credits was leading to some inequity there, and too rich for the purposes of the credit.

I want to thank Mr. Chisholm as well for acknowledging what our government has done through a minority situation. It is much appreciated. Unfortunately, Mr. Chisholm, I know it's your first meeting, but the NDP voted against every one of those measures. So I am hoping that Mr. Chisholm, through you, Mr. Chair, will encourage his members to vote for the changes that we decide to make and the recommendations that come out of this study, because it has been a challenge, both in a minority government and as a majority. We do still look for support on both sides of the House. I do appreciate your acknowledgement of that, Mr. Chisholm.

Thanks, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Conservative, James Rajotte]

On that note, I want to thank all of the witnesses for being here, for your presentations and for responding to our questions. If there's anything further you wish us to consider as a committee, please submit it to the clerk, who will ensure that all members get it. Thank you so much for being with us here today.

The meeting is adjourned.