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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 45
Tuesday, April 4, 2000
By unanimous consent, the Standing Committee on Finance met in camera at 3:37 p.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Ken Epp, Roger Gallaway, Sophia Leung, Lorne Nystrom, Gary Pillitteri, Karen Redman and Paul Szabo.
Acting Members present: Caroline St-Hilaire forYvan Loubier; Antoine Dubé for Richard Marceau; Jim Jones for Scott Brison.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Marion Wrobel, Senior Analyst.
In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), the Committee proceeded to consider its future business.
The Committee proceeded to consider the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Agenda and Procedure.
Debate arose thereon.
It was agreed, - That the calendar be amended to ensure entry for May read "monetary policy".
It was agreed, - That the schedule be amended such that the Committee considers Bill C-213 (shipbuilding) on Wednesday, May 31, 2000 (sponsor and witnesses) and on Thursday, June 8, 2000 (clause-by-clause) and not on June 13, 14 and/or 15.
It was agreed, - That the Committee adopt the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Agenda and Procedure, as amended, which reads:
SECOND REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON
AGENDA AND PROCEDURE
OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
By unanimous consent, your Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure on Standing Committee on Finance met in camera at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2000, in Room 536, Wellington Building, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Sub-Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Scott Brison, Roy Cullen, Richard Harris, Yvan Loubier and Lorne Nystrom.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Marion Wrobel, Senior Analyst.
By unanimous consent, the Sub-Committee met in camera.
The Sub-Committee proceeded to consider the future business of the Committee and agreed to make the following report:
1. That, on Bill C-22,
Officials appear at the beginning of the Committee’s consideration, followed by witness roundtables;
Roundtables allow each witness a brief introduction during which they may give their reaction to the bill, generally; after which, the roundtable proceed to consider the bill section by section; and
When all the witnesses have been heard, Finance officials be invited back for further clarification.
2. That the Committee hold roundtables on Thursday, May 11, 2000 on the subject of monetary policy, prior to hearing the Governor of the Bank of Canada on Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Questions respecting the independence of the Governor and the Bank can be put to the Governor during the May 16 session.
3. That roundtables on the topic of government and the economy be held on June 13, 14 and 15 and that C-213 (shipbuilding) be considered during that period also.
4. That, on May 4 and May 18, 2000, roundtables be held to consider the subject of the new economy and e-commerce.
5. That a roundtable on household debt be held on May 17, 2000 and that a roundtable on the natural disaster reduction plan be held on May 3, 2000.
6. That the Committee study the subject of regulation and cost recovery.
7. That, respecting the Pre-Budget Consultations:
The Committee split into two groups to hear witnesses across Canada;
The Committee travel to hear witnesses in all provinces and territories; and
The Committee agree to target witnesses with specialized knowledge in regional economic issues to hear in the different locations.
8. That the Committee proceed according to the following schedule:
April 4: Meeting to finalize business of the Committee.
April 11, 12 and 13: Bill C-22 (money laundering) and/or C-25 (Income Tax amendments) – presuming bill or bills are referred to the Committee this week.
May 2: Consideration of departmental Estimates and future plans and priorities of the Department of Finance.
May 3: Roundtable on the Natural Disaster Reduction Plan.
May 4: Roundtable on the New Economy.
May 9 and 10: Round table on Regulation and Cost Recovery.
May 11: full day (2-3 roundtables) on Monetary Policy.
May 16: Governor of the Bank of Canada.
May 17: Roundtable on Household Debt.
May 18: Roundtable on New Economy.
May 30: Roundtable on Cost Recovery and/or Budget Implementation Act.
May 31: Roundtable on Cost Recovery / C-213 (Shipbuilding) witnesses.
June 1: Roundtable on Cost Recovery.
June 6: Roundtable on Cost Recovery (possible consideration of a draft report).
June 7: Bank of Canada and monetary policy (summary of evidence).
June 8: C-213 (Shipbuilding) Clause by clause.
June 13, 14 and 15: Roundtables on government and the economy.
October: Begin Pre-Budget Consultations
Respectfully submitted
Maurizio Bevilacqua,Chair
It was agreed, - That the Committee adopt the revised operational budget, as presented.
It was agreed, - That the Committee approve the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure to leave to the Human Resources Committee any study on dependency.
At 4:04 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee