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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 8

Friday, February 19, 2016, 12:31 p.m. to 3:34 p.m.

Room 253-D, Centre Block

Televised

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Guy Caron

Acting Members present

• Dan Albas for Phil McColeman (Conservative)

• Hon. Ed Fast for Hon. Lisa Raitt (Conservative)

• Ron McKinnon for Robert-Falcon Ouellette (Liberal)

Other Members present

• François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Brett Capstick, Analyst

• James Gauthier, Analyst

House of Commons

• Danielle Widmer, Procedural Clerk

Pre-Budget Consultations 2016

Witnesses

As individuals

• Robin Boadway, Emeritus Professor, Department of Economics, Queen's University

• Carey Bonnell, Head, School of Fisheries, Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University

Partners for Mental Health

• Ian Manion, Chair, Child and Youth Advisory Committee

Council of Canadian Academies

• Eric M. Meslin, President & CEO

Polytechnics Canada

• Nobina Robinson, Chief Executive Officer

Retail Council of Canada

• Karl Littler, Vice-President, Public Affairs

Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors

• Mark A. Scholz, President

Siloam Mission

• Vanessa Gamblin, Manager of Drop In and Shelter

U15 - Group of Canadian Research Universities

• Feridun Hamdullahpur, Chair

Unifor

• Jerry Dias, National President

Villa Rosa Inc.

• Mary Pidlaski, Board Member

WestJet Airlines Ltd.

• Andy Gibbons, Director, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 4, 2016, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations 2016.

Robin Boadway, Carey Bonnell, Ian Manion, Eric M. Meslin, Nobina Robinson and Karl Littler made statements and answered questions.

At 2:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Mark A. Scholz, Vanessa Gamblin, Feridun Hamdullahpur, Jerry Dias, Mary Pidlaski, and Andy Gibbons made statements and answered questions.

At 3:34 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Suzie Cadieux

Clerk of the Committee