Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 95 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 14, 2019 (afternoon meeting)

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 14, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 1:30 p.m., in room W120, 1 Wellington Street, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Boehm, Deacon (Ontario), Duncan, Eaton, Forest, Klyne, Marshall, Mockler and Pratte (10).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen (1).

In attendance: Alex Smith and Shaowei Pu, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted on Thursday, May 2, 2019, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of all of Bill C-97, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019 and other measures.

WITNESSES:

Department of Finance Canada:

Trevor McGowan, Director General, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch;

Maude Lavoie, Director General, Business Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch;

Pierre Leblanc, Director General, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch;

Phil King, Director General, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch;

Pierre Mercille, Director General, GST Legislation, Tax Policy Branch.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. McGowan made a statement, and together with Mr. Leblanc and Ms. Lavoie, answered questions.

Mr. Mercille made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. King made a statement and answered questions.

At 3:31 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee