Finance Committee on Sept. 21st, 2023

Evidence of meeting #100 for Finance in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was social.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2024 Budget
Committee Business

MPs speaking

Peter Fonseca
Philip Lawrence
Julie Dzerowicz
Gabriel Ste-Marie
Daniel Blaikie
Marty Morantz
Yvan Baker
Adam Chambers
Joanne Thompson
Patrick Weiler
Jasraj Singh Hallan
Rachel Bendayan

Also speaking

Ian Lee  Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, As an Individual
Bea Bruske  President, Canadian Labour Congress
Ben Rabidoux  Housing Analyst, Edge Realty Analytics Ltd.
Véronique Laflamme  Spokesperson, Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain
Daniel Brosseau  President, Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc.
Jeffrey Schiffer  Director, Governance and Strategy, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
Peter Letko  Senior Vice-President, Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc.

1:10 p.m.

NDP

Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood—Transcona, MB

Okay. Can I propose an amendment for someone else to move?

1:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Yes.

1:10 p.m.

NDP

Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood—Transcona, MB

Then what I would propose is that someone move that we add to the list of things to study “barriers to housing supply” and that we add to the list of dates for this study the dates of November 9 and November 20, 2023.

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Conservative

Adam Chambers Conservative Simcoe North, ON

I'll move that, Mr. Chair.

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Voices

Oh, oh!

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Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

That came out of nowhere, Adam.

1:10 p.m.

Voices

Oh, oh!

1:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Mr. Chambers moved that amendment to the motion.

1:10 p.m.

Liberal

Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC

Mr. Chair, I am more than happy to support my colleague's proposed amendment.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Okay, we have a seconder. That's great.

Members—and I'll look to the clerk—is there agreement on the amendment to the motion?

(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Okay, that's great. We have a study.

Thanks, everybody. Thanks for the collaboration. Thanks for the 100th meeting of our committee.

The meeting is adjourned.