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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05

Chair: The Honourable DONALD H. OLIVER

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Issue No. 19

Second and last meeting on:

Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and the Salaries Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts

and

First meeting on:

Bill C-33, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 23, 2004

INCLUDING:
THE EIGHTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-30)

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Eighth report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (86K)

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APPEARING:

The Honourable Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance

The Honourable John McKay, P.C., M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance

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WITNESSES:

Department of Finance Canada:

Len Farber, General Director, Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, Tax Policy Branch;

Brian Ernewein, Director, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch;

Geoff Truman, Senior Tax Policy Officer, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch;

Gérard Lalonde, Senior Chief, Tax Legislation, Tax Policy Branch;

Annie Carrier, Chief, First Nations Taxation Section, Tax Policy Branch.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Chair

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Austin, P.C., (or Rompkey, P.C.), Biron, Bryden Comeau, Cools, Downe, Ferretti Barth, *Kinsella, (or Stratton), Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Ringuette, Stratton

*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 Bryden is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Harb (April 20, 2005).

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