Finance Committee on Nov. 21st, 2012

Evidence of meeting #94 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site.) The winning word was chair.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-45, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures

Committee Business

Before the committee

Ted Cook Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance

Dave Van Kesteren Chatham-Kent—Essex, CPC

Mike MacPherson Procedural Clerk

Chad Mariage Procedural Clerk

Jean Michel Roy Procedural Clerk

Clerk

Paul Cardegna Procedural Clerk

4:40 a.m.

An hon. member

Recorded vote, please.

4:40 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Amendment LIB-298-212.

4:40 a.m.

An hon. member

Recorded vote, please.

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Amendment LIB-298-213.

4:45 a.m.

An hon. member

Recorded vote, please.

4:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Amendment LIB-298-214.

4:45 a.m.

Liberal

Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON

On division...[Inaudible—Editor]...and I may tell you why if you insist, Mr. Chairman. I believe, by our account, that this may be the halfway point.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

The halfway point...?

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Liberal

Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON

Yes. The glass is half full or half empty.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

The glass is always half full for me. Should we have a little toast in celebration?