Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 21 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 18, 2014

OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 18, 2014
(66)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 2:17 p.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Chaput, Day, Eaton, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., McIntyre, Mockler and Wells (8).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Gerstein (1).

In attendance: Sylvain Fleury and Raphaëlle Deraspe, 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 Thursday, October 30, 2014, the committee continued its examination of the subject matter of Bill C-43, A second 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. 20.)

WITNESSES:

International Ship-Owners Alliance of Canada Inc.:

Kaity Arsoniadis-Stein, President and Secretary-General (by video conference).

PricewaterhouseCoopers:

Mike Shields, Partner, International Taxation Department (by video conference).

Enerkem:

Marie-Hélène Labrie, Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs and Communications (by video conference).

At 3:13 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Jodi Turner

Clerk of the Committee