BANC - Standing Committee

Banking, Commerce and the Economy

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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996-1997

Chairman: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY

Tuesday, February 25, 1997

Issue No. 18

First and Second meetings on: Bill C-70, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Act, the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act and related Acts

WITNESSES:

From the Department of Finance:

Mr. Don Drummond, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch;

Ms Ruth Dantzer, Director, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch;

Mr. Andrew Marsland, Acting Chief, General Operations and Border Issues, Tax Policy Branch; and

Ms Marlene Legare, Chief, Legislation, Tax Policy Branch.

From the Retail Council of Canada:

Mr. Peter Woolford.

From Winners Canada Ltd:

Ms Selma Rotman, Vice-President.

From Woolworth Canada Inc.:

Mr. Larry Durocher, Vice-President, Marketing.

From The Canadian Restaurant & Foodservices Association:

Mr. Michael Ferrabee, Vice-President of Government Affairs.

From Don't Tax Reading Coalition:

Mr. Roy MacSkimming, Consultant.

From the Consumers Association of Canada:

Ms Marnie McCall, Director, Policy Research; and

Ms Rosalie Daly Todd, Executive Director.

From the Tourism Industry Association:

Ms Debra S. Ward, President.

From the Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors:

Mr. Michel Nadeau, Vice-President, Public Affairs and Member Services.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chairman

The Honourable W. David Angus, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Austin, P.C., Buchanan, P.C., *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Kenny, Kolber, *Lynch-Staunton, Meighen, Oliver, Perrault, P.C., St. Germain, P.C., Stewart

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in Membership of the Committee:

Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the Committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Carstairs substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kolber. (February 17, 1997)

The name of the Honourable Senator Buchanan substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kelleher. (February 18, 1997)

The name of the Honourable Senator Kolber substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Carstairs. (February 21, 1997)