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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 51
Wednesday, April 9, 2003
The Standing Committee on Finance met at 3:40 p.m. this day, in Room 705, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Sue Barnes, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Richard Harris, Sophia Leung, Pierre Paquette, Pauline Picard, Bryon Wilfert.
Acting Members present: Charles Caccia for the Hon. Maria Minna; Bob Wood for Tony Valeri.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Acting Principal Analyst; Blayne Haggart and Marc-André Pigeon, Analysts.
Appearing: From the Department of Finance: Bryon Wilfert, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance.
Witnesses: From the Department of Finance: Peter DeVries, Director, Fiscal Policy Division, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch; Gérard Lalonde, Senior Chief, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch; Brian Willis, Senior Chief, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch; Marlene Legare, Senior Chief, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch; Geoff Truman, Senior Tax Policy Officer, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch; Annie Carrier, Chief, First Nations Taxation Section, Tax Policy Branch; Isabelle Brault, Counsel, General Legal Services Division. From the Department of Human Resources Development Canada: Julie Mah, Chief, Strategic Planning.
The Order of Reference dated Tuesday, April 8, 2003, being now read as follows:
ORDERED, -- That Bill C-28, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 18, 2003 be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.
The Chair called Clause 1.
The Parliamentary Secretary made a statement and with Peter DeVries, Gérard Lalonde, Brian Willis, Marlene Legare, Geoff Truman, Annie Carrier, Isabelle Brault and Julie Mah answered questions.
At 5:20 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Richard Dupuis
Clerk of the Committee