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

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

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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.

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

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.