I call to order this meeting number 32 of the Standing Committee on Finance. Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, April 8, 2014, we are studying Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures.
We have two panels here this afternoon. We are very pleased to have the Hon. Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance, in his first appearance at this committee.
Welcome, Minister, to the finance committee. We are very pleased to have you.
We are also pleased to have two officials from the Department of Finance who are well known to all of us, Mr. Brian Ernewein, the general director of the tax legislation division of the tax policy branch, and the ADM for the financial sector policy branch, Mr. Jeremy Rudin.
Welcome back to the committee, gentlemen.
Minister, welcome to the committee. You have an opening statement and then we will have questions from all members of the committee.