Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce

Issue 12 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 28, 2014

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce met in camera this day at 4:15 p.m., in room 505, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Irving Gerstein, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Black, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Maltais, Massicotte, Moore, Ngo, Ringuette and Tkachuk (11).

In attendance: Adriane Yong, Brett Stuckey and June Dewetering, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, the committee continued its examination of the subject-matter of those elements contained in Parts 2, 3 and 4 and Divisions 2, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 19, 22, 24 and 25 of Part 6 of Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 9.)

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft report.

It was agreed that senators' staff be allowed to stay in the room and that blackberries and cellular phones not be used.

It was agreed that the report as amended be adopted.

It was agreed that the chair be authorized to table the amended report in the Senate, at the earliest opportunity.

At 5:20 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Barbara Reynolds

Clerk of the Committee