Finance committee For example, say we know that there needs to be a measure for transportation, as I think I spoke about a couple of weeks ago. The question of whether there should be a transportation measure in the basket is a policy question. Once it's determined that there should be a measure o
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee The ultimate decision will be with officials. We will keep the minister informed, and the decisions will be with officials.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee As I said previously, it will be the chief statistician, and then the deputy minister at ESDC.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee The documents that were sent do include a list of the items that are in the basket. It's at the back of the attachment from the first review. There's a complete list of what's in the basket there.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee It is. It's available on the ESDC website.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee Thank you for the question. Mr. Chair, I would note at the outset that the government has made a very strong commitment to Statistics Canada to ensure that it is an independent statistical agency. It will continue to provide Canadians with the objective statistics that are requi
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee That's the lowest we've seen, yes.
May 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee The Statistics Canada release indicated quite clearly that the Canada child benefit has played a very important role.
May 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee The CCB is income tested, and it provides additional resources to low-income families. That is the case.
May 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee The universal child care benefit was taxable, yes.
May 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee I'm afraid that I don't have those easily with me at the moment.
May 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee I thought that it was 2002, but I can confirm that for the committee.
May 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee What I will undertake to do is contact my colleagues at Statistics Canada to find the most complete publication they have available, which would include the methodology for the market basket measure. We will arrange to have that provided to the committee.
May 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee Exactly.
May 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall
Finance committee The market basket measure is a made-in-Canada measure focused on the Canadian context and circumstances.
May 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Karen Hall