INDU Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Mitch Davies, Dominic Rochon and Tim Hahlweg made statements and answered questions.
At 4:13 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:26 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology invite senior representatives from Loblaw Companies Ltd., Metro Inc. and Empire Company Ltd. to explain their decisions to cancel, on the same day, the modest increase in wages for front-line grocery store workers during the pandemic, including how those decisions are consistent with competition laws.
Debate arose thereon.
Brian Masse moved, — That the motion be amended by adding after the words "Empire Company Ltd." the following: "and other witnesses".
After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Brian Masse and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Ali Ehsassi, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Garnett Genuis, Tracy Gray, Majid Jowhari, Emmanuella Lambropoulos, Sébastien Lemire, Lloyd Longfield, Brian Masse, Jeremy Patzer, Tako Van Popta — 11;
NAYS: — 0.
The question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Ali Ehsassi, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Garnett Genuis, Tracy Gray, Majid Jowhari, Emmanuella Lambropoulos, Sébastien Lemire, Lloyd Longfield, Brian Masse, Jeremy Patzer, Tako Van Popta — 11;
NAYS: — 0.
The motion, as amended, read as follows:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology invite senior representatives from Loblaw Companies Ltd., Metro Inc. and Empire Company Ltd. and other witnesses to explain their decisions to cancel, on the same day, the modest increase in wages for front-line grocery store workers during the pandemic, including how those decisions are consistent with competition laws.
Michelle Travis, Marc-André Viau, Brian Kingston, Gordon Houlden, Peter Glossop, Debbie Salzberger, Michael Kilby, Marc-André O'Rourke and Tzeporah Berman made statements and answered questions.
At 6:03 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.