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Banking, Commerce and the Economy

 

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

Issue 36 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 5, 2013


OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 5, 2013
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce met this day at 4:16 p.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 and Tkachuk (12).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare and Segal (2).

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 complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 34.)

WITNESSES:

Canadian Teachers' Federation:

Paul Taillefer, President.

Fédération autonome de l'enseignement:

Denis Letourneux, Vice President, Policy.

Air Line Pilots Association, International:

Captain Georges Dawood, Secretary-Treasurer, Canada Board.

As an individual:

Marc Roumy.

Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA):

Joseph Mancinelli, International Vice President and Regional Manager, Central and Eastern Canada.

Power Workers' Union:

Christopher M. Dassios, General Counsel.

Independent Contractors and Business Association of British Columbia:

Philip Hochstein, President.

Canadian Union of Public Employees:

Paul Moist, National President.

The chair made an opening statement.

Mr. Taillefer, Mr. Letourneux, Captain Dawood and Mr. Roumy each made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:17 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:21 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Mancinelli, Mr. Dassios, Mr. Hochstein and Mr. Moist each made a statement and answered questions.

The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., moved:

That the following material be filed as an exhibit with the clerk of the committee:

Letter from the Honourable Stéphane Dion, P.C., M.P., relating to Bill C-377 (1120-04-02- 1.41/B1-C-377, 36 ``1'').

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

At 6:20 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Keli Hogan

Clerk of the Committee


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