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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

Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Issue No. 26

First and second (last) meetings on:

Bill C-43, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 23, 2005

INCLUDING:
THE FIFTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-43)

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

WITNESSES:

Department of Finance Canada:

Peter Devries, General Director, Deputy Minister's Office.

Advocates for Childcare Choice:

Kate Tennier, Founder.

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, Comeau, Cools, Downe, Eggleton, P.C., Ferretti Barth, Harb, *Kinsella, (or Stratton), Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Nolin, 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 Harb is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C. (June 16, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Oliver is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (June 16, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C. is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Harb (June 21, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cowan is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Day (June 21, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Tardif is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Biron (June 21, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Comeau (June 22, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cools (June 22, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Day is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cowan (June 23, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Biron is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Tardif (June 23, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Comeau is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (June 23, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cools is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kinsella (June 23, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Harb is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C. (June 28, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C. is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Biron (June 28, 2005).