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Meeting No. 68
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Monday, April 20, 1998
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 10:30 o’clock a.m., this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Dick Harris, Yvan Loubier, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman, Nelson Riis, Paul Szabo, Paddy Torsney andTony Valeri.
Acting Members present: Paul Crête for Gilles Perron. At 12:03 p.m. Rchard Marceau for Yvan Loubier.
Other Member present: Christiane Gagnon.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Richard Domingue and Marion G. Wrobel, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Department of Finance Canada: Bruce Rayfuse, Senior Chief, International Finance and Economic Analysis; Yvon Carrière, Counsel, Tax Counsel Division; Stephen Gagnon, Senior Tax Policy Officer, Intergovernmental Tax Policy Division, Tax Policy Branch; Andrew Treusch, General Director, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy; John Manson, Senior Policy Analyst, Social Policy Division; Keith Horner, Senior Chief, Social Tax Policy; Bill Murphy, Tax Policy Officer, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch; Ed Waddington, Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Development and Corporate Finance; Brian Willis, Senior Chief, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch. From the Human Resources Development Canada: Terry de March, Director, Legislation Development, Income Security Programs; Jo Anne Denis, Acting Director, Learning Programs and Policies. From the Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat: Michel Papineau, Director, Human Resources Management Group, Labour Relations and Human Resources Management Division.
In accordance with the Order of Reference of the House of Commons of Tuesday, March 31, 1998, the Committee commenced consideration of Bill C-36, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday, April 2, 1998, Meeting No. 67).
The officials answered questions on Parts 1 - 13 of the Bill.
At 12:01 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
CAROL CHAFE
Clerk of the Committee