Finance Committee on Feb. 14th, 2022

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

On the point of order.

[Adam Chambers, Conservative, Simcoe North, ON]

We are unable to vote for at least another eight minutes. I'm curious as to whether we could just get some confirmation from the clerk or yourself on the request for additional materials while we have our officials still here for the last five minutes of this meeting, so that we are clear about which information has been requested. If you'd like I could go through the list.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Very quickly, MP Chambers, because we will suspend here for the vote.

[Adam Chambers, Conservative, Simcoe North, ON]

We still have seven minutes before we can vote.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Members may be wanting to go to the House. I don't know, MP Chambers, so I can't say. You have 30 seconds and then I will suspend.

[Adam Chambers, Conservative, Simcoe North, ON]

My colleague, Mr. Blaikie, asked for examples of exemption by regulation done previously. We've asked for the impact of reciprocation analysis on the vacant foreign ownership tax. We've asked for the buildup of locations and the numbers of impacted properties. We've also asked for the information on what the average farmer is expected to receive back and that should be included through percentage of farmers and what they can expect to receive back on the fuel.

I would also open it up to the rest of the floor for my colleagues to make recommendations on what they have asked for, but that's what I had on my list, Mr. Chair.

[Yvan Baker, Liberal, Etobicoke Centre, ON]

I have a point of clarification, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

MP Baker.

[Yvan Baker, Liberal, Etobicoke Centre, ON]

Is this going to count against the member's time? There are things that I'd like to clarify as well, but I've limited myself to my five-minute increment. I just want to make sure we're all getting equal time.

[Adam Chambers, Conservative, Simcoe North, ON]

Technically we can go until noon.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Thank you, MP Baker.

MP Chambers, members, we are getting close to the time.

Clerk, we'll suspend for our vote and that will conclude this panel.

[Greg McLean, Conservative, Calgary Centre, AB]

Mr. Chair, on a point of order, can we—

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

We are suspending—

[Greg McLean, Conservative, Calgary Centre, AB]

No. We can't suspend on a point of order, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

We are suspended. There is no point of order—

[Greg McLean, Conservative, Calgary Centre, AB]

No, we cannot suspend at this point in time.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

You did not have the floor, Mr. McLean.

[Greg McLean, Conservative, Calgary Centre, AB]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

You did not have the floor.

[Greg McLean, Conservative, Calgary Centre, AB]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

We have suspended—

[Greg McLean, Conservative, Calgary Centre, AB]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

My point of order is that this be clarified. The clerk addressed the question directly. Anyone that Mr. Baker wants to add, as well, to responses from the officials....

It's an easy matter.

[Yvan Baker, Liberal, Etobicoke Centre, ON]

On a point of order, Mr. Chair, there is no use for you to continue. We must adjourn for the vote.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

There is no unanimous consent.

We are suspending now. Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Welcome back, everybody.

This is the second panel we have today. We are on pre-budget consultations, in advance of the 2022 budget.

With us today we have, as an individual, Brian Arnold, professor emeritus; and also as an individual, Carol Anne Hilton, chief executive officer, Indigenomics Institute.

From MNP LLP, we have Kim Drever, a partner in tax services; and Amanjit Lidder, senior vice-president and partner in tax services.

From Moodys Private Client LLP, we have Kim Moody, chief executive officer.

From News Media Canada, we have Jamie Irving, who's the chair; and Paul Deegan, president and chief executive officer.

From Réseau FADOQ, we have Gisèle Tassé-Goodman, president, provincial secretariat; Danis Prud'homme, chief executive officer, provincial secretariat; and Philippe Poirier-Monette, collective rights adviser, provincial secretariat.

They will all have an opportunity to give their five-minute opening remarks.

I am going to look to the members. I agree that we should have the hour. We lost some time here during the vote.

Members, could I just see a shake of heads that we can go past one o'clock?