Finance Committee on Nov. 5th, 2014

Evidence of meeting #56 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site.) The winning word was measure.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures

MPs speaking

James Rajotte
Guy Caron
Andrew Saxton
Gerald Keddy
Scott Brison
Mike Allen
Murray Rankin
Dave Van Kesteren
Mark Adler
Nathan Cullen

Also speaking

Alexandra MacLean  Director, Tax Legislation, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Miodrag Jovanovic  Director, Personal Income Tax, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Trevor McGowan  Senior Chief, International Inbound Investments, Department of Finance
Kevin Shoom  Senior Chief, International Taxation and Special Projects, Department of Finance
Pierre Mercille  Senior Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Adam Martin  Tax Policy Officer, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Shari Currie  Acting Director General, Civil Aviation, Department of Transport
Stephen Van Dine  Director General, Northern Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Martin Raillard  Chief Scientist, Canadian High Arctic Research Station, Arctic Science Policy Integration, Northern Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Elisha Ram  Director, Financial Markets Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance
François Masse  Chief, Labour, Market Employment Learning, Department of Finance
Joyce Henry  Director General, Marine Policy, Department of Transport
Corrie Van Walraven  Manager, Ports Policy, Department of Transport
Sylvain Segard  Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and International Affairs Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada
Rob Stewart  Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Margaret Tepczynska  Senior Economist, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Erin O'Brien  Chief, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Dominique Laporte  Executive Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
Deborah Elder  Acting Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat

November 5th, 2014 / 5:55 p.m.

Dominique Laporte Executive Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat

Yes, they are.

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Liberal

Scott Brison Liberal Kings—Hants, NS

Then why would those measures not have been included in the previous budget bill, Bill C-45?

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Deborah Elder Acting Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat

At that time we were just focusing on the pension reform of the four major public sector pension plans: the members of Parliament, the public service, the RCMP, and the Canadian Forces. When Bill C-42 was tabled, at that time the public service pension plan had a retirement age of 60, and therefore that's why these provisions weren't included in that bill.

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Liberal

Scott Brison Liberal Kings—Hants, NS

Could they not have been included in Bill C-45?

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Acting Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat

Deborah Elder

Not at that time, no.

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Liberal

Scott Brison Liberal Kings—Hants, NS

Thank you.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Rajotte

Okay, that's it.

Thank you so much for being here, and again, thank you for staying until the end. We do appreciate that.

Colleagues, I appreciate your indulgence to keep the meeting going past 5:30.

We do have a vote. The bells are ringing.

I'll see you on Monday.

The meeting is adjourned.