Finance committee  My point is to be sure that the Minister of Finance will have the chance, the opportunity, the privilege and the honour to answer questions for three full hours, not an hour and a half.

Finance committee  Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. It's a real honour and privilege for me to attend this prestigious committee, led by someone who is very prestigious, who has served his country so well, with dignity since 1988, I think, the first time.

Finance committee  Was it 1993? I thought you were there. It's a great honour for me to see you back, Wayne. What we have before us today is a way of looking at the analysis of the recent budget, which, in our view, does not get to the bottom of things enough. Mr. Chair, I would like to draw yo

Finance committee  I didn't, unfortunately.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I am happy to return to this committee as a “guest artist” of this very prestigious Standing Committee on Finance, as everyone knows. Mr. Chair, I commend your work, even though I challenged you, just a few moments ago, during the vote. I know y

Finance committee  I have one last very specific question for you. If Malagasy experts uncover an offence committed by a Canadian company, which laws apply and what are the penalties?

Finance committee  Thank you.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to welcome everyone to your House of Commons. As you know, we support the principle of Bill S-6 and trade with the different countries. This agreement isn't a free trade treaty per se, but an information treaty that relaxes tax rules to provide for

Finance committee  Okay. Let's get some real facts. If there is a company in Canada that would like to do business with Madagascar, who will call the shots? Will it be the Madagascar's specialist of fiscal issues who will ask us specific questions about this business, or will we allow them to inve

Finance committee  On this point of order, Mr. Chair—

Finance committee  —I just want to raise the point that we are talking about a Canadian company dealing with Madagascar. This is exactly what this bill is all about. We are talking about having a free trade agreement with Madagascar, so we want to see some more Canadian businesses getting involved

Finance committee  Yes, of course.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. If I correctly understand you, you're saying that we're going to adopt this but that we're going to rewrite the guidance to ensure that everyone agrees on the words; and from now until it's rewritten and the specific definition of non-partisan political act

Finance committee  I want to make a final comment on that. As far as I'm concerned, based on my particular experience, a non-partisan political activity does not exist. Every time you do something, you're partisan. I will give you one example. For the last three years, I've had the privilege of be

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will speak in French because it's very technical. First, I'd like to know if we're in fact talking about the part concerning charities and political activities?