Evidence of meeting #68 for Finance in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was changes.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Can we come to order? The bells are ringing. We should be able to get the presentations in before we go to vote, and then we'll come back and have questions.
I know you asked to deal with one issue first.
February 1st, 2017 / 3:35 p.m.
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Obviously we're very happy to hear that there's been such interest in this topic. It is important for us as parliamentarians to deliberate on some of the policies of the government, so if we are going to be adding...how much time, Mr. Chair?
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Conservative
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Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
Okay. Would that cover it? I talked to my colleagues today and we also figured that due to many of the concerns that were raised and the fact that so many of the officials from different government agencies weren't able to speak from a holistic sense on the importance of the issues, perhaps we might want to have the Minister of Finance and his officials come in so that they can answer many of the questions that many parliamentarians—I think from many of the parties—have about the mortgage changes. I think this would probably clarify things in the minds of Canadians quite a lot.
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Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
It was your suggestion, so I'm suggesting along with you that if we do that—
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Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
You suggested it the other day. If we have another meeting, could we add the Minister of Finance to it? I think it would be helpful.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
I think the only way we could deal with that is if there was a motion to that effect. If you want to give us notice of that motion, we can deal with it.
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Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
Are we talking about the business of adding to it? Wouldn't that be part of that?
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
It would require an extra meeting. We have the three hours, which are witnessed up.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
If you want to propose notice of a motion to have an additional meeting—
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Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
Would I need notice of motion, Mr. Chair, since we're already talking about the subject?
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Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
I don't think I would need it. Great.
I make the motion that we invite the Minister of Finance to bring along his officials to discuss many of the housing issues, particularly the mortgage policies and perhaps some of the other policies that he's concurrently consulting on.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Okay, the motion is before you. It's up for discussion.
Are there any thoughts?
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Nicholas Hamblin President, Atlantic Chapter, Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association
I certainly don't see any harm in having the minister present.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
We'll call on the witnesses later. This is internal to the committee at this moment. It is a public meeting and that's fine.
Mr. Albas, you have the right to put the motion.
Mr. Sorbara.