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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 47
 
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, James Rajotte, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Mark Adler, Mike Allen, Hon. Scott Brison, Guy Caron, Nathan Cullen, Gerald Keddy, James Rajotte, Murray Rankin, Andrew Saxton and Dave Van Kesteren.

 

Acting Members present: Alexandrine Latendresse for Nathan Cullen.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analyst; Mark Mahabir, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx & D): Mark Fleming, Director, Federal Affairs and Health Policy, Janssen Inc.; Walter Robinson, Vice-President, Government Affairs. Canadian Rare Earth Element Network: Ian London, Chair. Mental Health Commission of Canada: Jennifer Vornbrock, Vice-President, Knowledge and Innovation. Polytechnics Canada: Nobina Robinson, Chief Executive Officer. TRIUMF: Jonathan Bagger, Director. Canada Green Building Council: Thomas Mueller, President and Chief Executive Officer. Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters: Jayson Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer; Lorraine Royer, Manager, Stakeholder and Corporate Relations, Williams Energy. Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada: Shawn Murphy, Manager, Government Relations. Information Technology Association of Canada: Karen Atkinson, Chair, Tax and Finance Committee, Tax Partner, Ernst & Young. Société de promotion économique de Rimouski: Martin Beaulieu, Director General.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations 2014.
 

Mark Fleming, Walter Robinson, Ian London, Jennifer Vornbrock, Nobina Robinson and Jonathan Bagger made statements and answered questions.

 

At 4:20 p.m., Nathan Cullen took the Chair.

 

At 4:55 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:02 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

James Rajotte took the Chair.

 

Thomas Mueller, Jayson Myers, Lorrain Royer, Shawn Murphy, Karen Atkinson and Martin Beaulieu made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:51 p.m., Nathan Cullen took the Chair.

 

At 5:56 p.m., James Rajotte took the Chair.

 

At 6:34 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Christine Lafrance
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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