Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Issue No. 16

Fourteenth and fifteenth meetings on:

The study on the potential reasons for price discrepancies in respect of certain goods between Canada and the United States, given the value of the Canadian dollar and the effect of cross border shopping on the Canada economy

• Minutes of Proceedings - April 24, 2012
• Minutes of Proceedings - April 25, 2012
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 24, 2012 (105K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 25, 2012 (55K)

WITNESSES

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Retail Council of Canada:

Diane J. Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Karen Proud, Vice President, Federal Government Relations.

Deloitte & Touche LLP:

Lisa Zajko, Senior Manager, Indirect Tax.

Reebok-CCM Hockey:

Eric Levert, International Senior Tax Manager.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada:

David C. Adams, President.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Richard Neufeld, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Buth, Callbeck, *Cowan (or Tardif), Finley, Gerstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Marshall, Nancy Ruth, Peterson, Ringuette, Runciman

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (April 25, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (April 24, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (April 24, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (April 24, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (April 24, 2012).