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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

43rd Parliament, 2nd Session

Meeting 59

Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 10:03 a.m. to 12:11 p.m.

Room 225-A, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Gabriel Ste-Marie

Acting Members present

• Rachel Bendayan for Annie Koutrakis (Liberal)

• Luc Berthold for Ted Falk (Conservative)

• Mark Gerretsen for Sean Fraser (Liberal)

• Larry Maguire for Tamara Jansen (Conservative)

• Lindsay Mathyssen for Peter Julian (NDP)

• Jennifer O'Connell for Michael V. McLeod (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst

Coming Into Force of Bill C-208, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation)

Witnesses

House of Commons

• Michel Bédard, Deputy Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel

• Philippe Dufresne, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel

As an individual

• Hon. Don Boudria

• Hon. Peter Milliken, Former Speaker of the House of Commons

Canadian Federation of Agriculture

• Mary Robinson, President

• Scott Ross, Assistant Executive Director

Fédération de la relève agricole du Québec

• Julie Bissonnette, President

• Véronique Simard Brochu, Public Affairs Coordinator

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee commenced its study of the coming into force of Bill C-208, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation).

Philippe Dufresne made a statement and, with Michel Bédard, answered questions.

At 11:01 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:08 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Hon. Peter Miliken, Hon. Don Boudria, Mary Robinson, and Julie Bissonnette made statements and, with Scott Ross and Véronique Simard Brochu, answered questions.

At 12:11 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Alexandre Roger

Clerk of the Committee