Evidence of meeting #81 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was investments.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Barry Blake  National Councillor, Actor, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
Susan Eng  Vice-President, Advocacy, Canadian Association of Retired Persons
Gabe Hayos  Vice-President, Taxation, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Richard Paton  President and Chief Executive Officer, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
Kim Allen  Chief Executive Officer, Engineers Canada
Tangie Genshorek  Coordinator, Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan
Warren Everson  Senior Vice-President, Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Adam Awad  National Chairperson, Canadian Federation of Students
Marie-France Kenny  President, Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada
Pierre Gratton  President and Chief Executive Officer, Mining Association of Canada
Elizabeth Aquin  Senior Vice-President, Petroleum Services Association of Canada

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President and Chief Executive Officer, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

Richard Paton

Well, we have 40-plus companies, but that would be about 25,000 employees.

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Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

Did any one of them ask you, in your appearance here today, to implore us to impose a $21 billion carbon tax, as the NDP is advocating?

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President and Chief Executive Officer, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

Richard Paton

No, I can't say they did. However, I do have to add that we—

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

We have a point of order.

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President and Chief Executive Officer, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

Richard Paton

—are committed to improving—

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Sorry. Hold on. We have a point of order. I apologize.

Is this a point of order, Ms. Nash?

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NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

Sorry, I just—

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

I hope it's a point of order and not a point of debate.

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NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

Yes, it's an important point of order, because I don't want the witnesses to be misled.

I just want to quote that it's “We will put a price on carbon through a cap-and-trade system, which will establish hard emissions limits”—

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Ms. Nash—

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NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

—“for Canada's biggest polluters to ensure companies pay”—

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Ms. Nash—

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NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

—“their environmental bills....”

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Ms. Nash, that is not a point of order.

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NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

It's not?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

As a very experienced parliamentarian, I think you know it's a point of debate.

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Voices

Oh, oh!

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Okay. We—

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Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

I have a couple of seconds that were chewed up by Mrs. Nash.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

No, we stop it for all points of order, so you have about 15 seconds, Mr. Adler.

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Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

Thank you.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

I'm sorry, Mr. Paton. Did you want to finish that response?

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President and Chief Executive Officer, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

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Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

Mr. Allen, I have the same question: how many members do you have?

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Chief Executive Officer, Engineers Canada

Kim Allen

It's 250,000. We have 12 members, but they represent 250,000 engineers.