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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 55
Tuesday, May 9, 2000
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 3:41 p.m. this day, in Room 362, East Block, the Chair, Maurizio Bevilacqua, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Maurizio Bevilacqua, Roy Cullen, Nick Discepola, Yvan Loubier and Paul Szabo.
Acting Member present: Paul Forseth for Richard Harris.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Jean Soucy, Researcher.
Appearing: From the Department of Finance: Roy Cullen, Parliamentary Secretary to the Finance Minister.
Witnesses: From the Department of Finance: Doug Wyatt, General Counsel, General Legal Services; Doug Adlard, General Counsel, General Legal Services; Dan Hermosa, Counsel, General Legal Services; Michèle Dupont, International Relations Officer, International Trade and Finance Branch; Mark Hodgson, Policy Analyst, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch, Labour Markets/Employment/Learning; David Bell, Economist, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch; François Cadieux, Economist, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch, Strategic Planning; Ian Wright, Senior Project Leader, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Financial Markets Division, Government Financing; Amanjit Pandher, Financial Economist, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Financial Markets Division, Government Financing; Alan MacNaughton, Director, Tax Policy Branch, Personal Income Tax Division; Robert Dubrule, Senior Tax Policy Officer, Tax Policy Division, Pensions, Resources, Trusts and Insurance; Grant Nash, Tax Policy Officer, Tax Policy Branch, Business & Property; Marlene Légaré, Senior Chief, Tax Policy Branch, Sales Tax Division; Greg Smart, Tax Policy Officer, Tax Policy Branch, Sales Tax Division; Glenn R. Campbell, Senior Policy Analyst, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy; Ken Medd, Senior Tax Policy Officer, First Nations Taxation Section, Intergovernmental Tax Policy Division, Tax Policy Branch. From the Human Resources Development Canada: Fred Chilton, Manager, Labour Standards Policy and Legislation; Jim Little, Officer, Operational Policy; Gordon McFee, Director, Insurance Policy; Sonia L'Heureux, Chief, Employment Insurance Policy, Labour Market Policy. From the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency: Louise Guyan, Program Management and Operations Section; James MacDonald, Programs Officer/Policy Analyst, Policy and Technical Services Sections, Accounts Receivable Division.
The Order of Reference dated Monday, May 8, 2000, being now read as follows:
ORDERED, -- That Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 28, 2000, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.
The Chair called Clause 1.
The Parliamentary Secretary made an opening statement and, with other witnesses from the Department of Finance, Human Resources Development Canada and the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, answered questions.
At 4:53 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Pat Steenberg
Clerk of the Committee