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

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996-97

Chairman: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY

Monday, March 10, 1997
Tuesday, March 11, 1997

Issue No. 23

Eleventh and Twelfth 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

INCLUDING: THE THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (BILL C-70)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Paul Martin, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance

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; and

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

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chairman

The Honourable W. David Angus, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Buchanan, P.C., Cochrane, Comeau, De Bané, P.C., *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Kolber, *Lynch-Staunton, Mercier, Milne, Oliver, Stewart

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in Membership of the Committee:

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

The name of the Honourable Senator Hébert substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool (March 7, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Corbin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey (March 7, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Pearson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Austin (March 7, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator De Bané substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kenny (March 7, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Milne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pearson (March 10, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mercier substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hébert (March 10, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Kolber substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Corbin (March 10, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cochrane substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Simard (March 10, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Comeau substituted for that of the Honourable Senator St. Germain (March 10, 1997).