Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Issue 35 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 30, 2013
OTTAWA, Thursday, May 30, 2013
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce met this day, at 10:30 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Irving Gerstein, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Black, Campbell, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Maltais, Massicotte, Moore, Nancy Ruth, Oliver, Ringuette, Segal and Tkachuk (13).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Bellemare (1).
In attendance: Brett Stuckey and Adriane Yong, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations). (For the complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 34.)
WITNESSES :
Syndicat de professionnelles et professionnels du gouvernement du Québec:
Richard Perron, President.
Union of Taxation Employees (PSAC):
Adam Jackson, Regional Vice President.
Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE):
Claude Poirier, President.
As an individual:
Moin A. Yahya, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta.
Confédération des syndicats nationaux:
Pierre Patry, Treasurer.
Fengate Capital Management:
Lou Serafini, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer (by video conference).
Canadian Auto Workers:
Jim Stanford, Economist (by video conference).
Canadian LabourWatch Association:
John Mortimer, President.
Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec:
Michel Mailhot, 6th Vice President;
Michel Canuel, Lawyer, Union Advisor, Legal Team, FIQ Montréal.
Canadian Nurses Association:
Anne Sutherland Boal, Chief Operating Officer.
As an individual:
Francis Donovan (by video conference).
Doctors Nova Scotia:
Nancy MacCready-Williams, Chief Executive Officer.
Doctors Manitoba:
Matthew Maruca, General Counsel.
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions:
Arlene Wortsman, Executive Director.
Mr. Perron, Mr. Poirier, Mr. Jackson and Mr. Yahya each made a statement and answered questions.
At 11:33 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11:37 a.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Patry, Mr. Mortimer, Mr. Stanford and Mr. Serafini, Jr., each made a statement and answered questions.
At 12:32 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 12:36 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Mailhot, Ms. MacCready-Williams, Ms. Sutherland Boal, Ms. Wortsman, Mr. Maruca and Mr. Donovan each made a statement and, together with Mr. Canuel, answered questions.
At 1:29 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Keli Hogan
Clerk of the Committee