Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12-13
Chair: The Honourable IRVING GERSTEIN
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Issue No. 33
Third and fourth (final) meetings on:
Bill S-17, An Act to implement conventions, protocols, agreements and a supplementary convention, concluded between Canada and Namibia, Serbia, Poland, Hong Kong, Luxembourg and Switzerland, for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes
INCLUDING:
THE ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-17)
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 1, 2013
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 2, 2013
- Eleventh Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 1, 2013 (60K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 2, 2013 (6K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
LexSage Professional Corporation:
Cyndee Todgham Cherniak, Counsel.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP:
Nick Pantaleo, Partner.
University of Calgary School of Public Policy:
Jack Mintz, Director and Palmer Chair in Public Policy (by video conference).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Irving Gerstein, Chair
The Honourable Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:Black, *Cowan (or Tardif), Greene, Harb, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Maltais, Massicotte, Moore, Nancy Ruth, Oliver, Ringuette, Smith (Saurel)
* Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (May 2, 2013).
The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (April 30, 2013).
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) (April 26, 2013).