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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Senior Vice-President, Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Warren Everson

We have almost 800 direct members, and we sit in the chamber network, which includes close to 200,000 businesses.

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Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

Thank you.

In anticipation of your attendance here today, did any one of those members come to you and say, “Please inform the committee that we are in favour of a carbon tax”, which appears on page 4 of the NDP policy platform from the last election, which would add $21 billion—

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NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

I have a point of order.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Go ahead on a point of order, Ms. Nash.

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NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

My point of order is that I believe that's factually incorrect. That does not appear on page 4 of the NDP platform. I'm happy to table the entire NDP platform.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Okay.

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Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

It has been tabled.

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NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

No, just that one page, but if you would like to quote it, then we can correct the record.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Ms. Nash, unfortunately, this is not a point of order—

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Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

It's a matter of debate, and she's eating up my time.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

—it is a matter of debate.

Also, members cannot table things for the committee. They can table things in the House of Commons.

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Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

Thank you.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Mr. Adler, we are really running out of time, so—

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Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

Mr. Everson, yes or no? Did any of them say—

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

—yes or no?

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Senior Vice-President, Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce

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Conservative

Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON

No. Thank you.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Thank you.

I want to thank all of our witnesses for being here and especially for staying through our voting session. We appreciate it very much.

If there's anything further for the committee, please do submit it to the clerk.

Thank you so much.

The meeting is adjourned.