Finance Committee on Nov. 30th, 2022

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

We are done. Congratulations, members. I'm glad everybody is doing so well.

Members, I want to bring this to your attention: We talked about our next meeting on Monday around Bill C-241. On Wednesday we are looking at fiscal federalism. The clerk has some witnesses from you, but if you want to put forward more witnesses for the clerk to invite.... This would be for next Wednesday's meeting on fiscal federalism.

Is that correct, Mr. Clerk? Perhaps you can let the members know where we are, in terms of witnesses.

[The Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Alexandre Roger]

Yes. I have enough witnesses on the Liberal side, unless you want to add more and change the priority. That's fine, too.

I have one witness on the Conservative side.

The Bloc Québécois does not have any witnesses to propose.

I don't have any for the NDP, either.

I was speaking with the analysts at the back of the room, who told me they would be happy to suggest witnesses as well. They could send me a list of suggested witnesses for tomorrow, perhaps, and I can send that to you tomorrow, during the day—before the evening. Then you could get back to me by Friday on who you'd like to invite for next Wednesday.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

I see two hands up. I'm sure Mr. Blaikie...yes, because it's on fiscal federalism.

Go ahead, Mr. Blaikie.

[Daniel Blaikie, NDP, Elmwood—Transcona, MB]

I was going to say that we have some names, and we'd be happy to get those to you as soon as possible—probably by the end of the day tomorrow, at the latest.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

That's great.

I have Mr. Chambers, then Mr. Ste-Marie, or rather, Mr. Ste-Marie first.

Go ahead, please.

[Gabriel Ste-Marie, Bloc, Joliette, QC]

Like Mr. Blaikie, we have witnesses to propose. I discussed it briefly with the clerk before the meeting began, and I will be sending him our list.

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Thank you.

Mr. Chambers.

[Adam Chambers, Conservative, Simcoe North, ON]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I just want to flag for members that next Tuesday the Auditor General is releasing her report, which was a request from this committee. There's a lock-up at seven in the morning, for those of you who are interested.

I'm just flagging that for the committee. Of course, I would not want to ask anybody until we see the report, but there has been the precedent in the past, when the Auditor General has done a study at the request of the committee, that we have heard from that office following it.

I'm not asking for that consent here, I'm just flagging that it's coming up next week. If anybody is interested in going, that will be public on Tuesday. As we're managing the calendar, that may be a request, should that be the will of the committee, but obviously we'll wait to see what the report says next week.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

Thanks for that update, Mr. Chambers.

Looking around, I think we're good.

Shall we adjourn, members?

[An hon. member]

Yes.

[The Chair, Liberal, Peter Fonseca]

We're adjourned.