Finance Committee on May 29th, 2014

Evidence of meeting #39 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site.) The winning word was amendment.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures

MPs speaking

James Rajotte
Murray Rankin
Gerald Keddy
Nathan Cullen
Mike Allen
Ted Hsu
Elizabeth May
Guy Caron
Scott Simms
John McKay
Raymond Côté
Dave Van Kesteren
Andrew Saxton

Also speaking

Brian Ernewein  General Director, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Ted Cook  Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Bernard Butler  Director General, Policy Division, Policy, Communications and Commemoration Branch, Department of Veterans Affairs
Suzy McDonald  Director General, Workplace Hazardous Materials Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Department of Health
Jason Wood  Director, Policy and Program Development, Workplace Hazardous Materials Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Department of Health
Brian McCauley  Assistant Commissioner, Canada Revenue Agency
Denise Frenette  Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Services, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Soren Halverson  Senior Chief, Corporate Finance and Asset Management, Department of Finance
Wayne Foster  Director, Securities Policies, Department of Finance
James Wu  Chief, Financial Institutions Analysis, Department of Finance
Donald Roussel  Acting Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security, Department of Transport
Kash Ram  Director General, Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation, Department of Transport
Michel Leclerc  Director, Regulatory Affairs Coordination, Department of Transport
Colin Spencer James  Director, Policy and Program Design, Temporary Foreign Workers, Skills and Employment Branch, Department of Employment and Social Development
Darlene Carreau  Chairperson, Trade-marks Opposition Board, Department of Industry
Paul Halucha  
Nathalie Martel  Director, Old Age Security Policy, Income Security and Social Development Branch, Department of Employment and Social Development
Thao Pham  Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal Montreal Bridges, Department of Transport
France Pégeot  Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Department of Justice
Ann Chaplin  Senior General Counsel, Department of Justice
Atiq Rahman  Director, Operational Policy and Research, Department of Employment and Social Development

11 p.m.

Liberal

John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON

What do you want to call it?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Is that unanimous or on division?

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

On division, please.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Okay, on division.

Shall the title carry? On division?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

On division.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Shall the bill, as amended, carry? On division?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Sure.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Shall the chair report the bill, as amended, to the House?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

Gerald Keddy Conservative South Shore—St. Margaret's, NS

Absolutely.

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Unless he doesn't feel like it.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Okay. All right; I feel like it.

Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill, as amended, for the use of the House at report stage?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Yes, it'll be a best seller.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

So that's it.

Yes, Mr. Cullen.

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NDP

Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC

Your staff, the team that supports this committee, have done a remarkable job. It's a complicated bill that we've gone through.

As well, to you, Chair, for guiding us through a tenuous process, such as it was, thanks.

Thanks to all of you and your team.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

I'd like to echo that. I want to thank all of you as colleagues. I know it's been a very intensive process. I want to thank you and your staff.

I do want to thank our clerk for her exceptional work. I want to thank our legislative clerks for their exceptional work, the analysts for their outstanding work on an ongoing basis, and the interpreters who are here now, and the entire team who've done an outstanding job as well, and lastly the Finance officials who have worked through the entire list. They've done an outstanding job.

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Some hon. members

Hear, hear!

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

I have bad news for some of you: the Canadiens lost tonight.

Thank you so much.

Mr. Saxton, do you want to make a point?

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Conservative

Andrew Saxton Conservative North Vancouver, BC

You've said it all.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Thank you.

The meeting is adjourned.