THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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[English]

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of March 30, 2021, the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day by videoconference at 9:32 a.m. [ET], the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding. This meeting is considered to have taken place in the parliamentary precinct.

Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Dagenais, Deacon (Ontario), Duncan, Forest, Klyne, Loffreda, Marshall, Mockler, Pate, Richards and Smith (12).

Other senators present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Griffin and Moncion (2).

Participating in the meeting: Vincent Labrosse, Procedural Clerk, Committees Directorate; Sylvain Fleury and Shaowei Pu, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, the committee continued its examination of the subject matter of all of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021 and other measures.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

C.D. Howe Institute:

Alexandre Laurin, Director, Research.

City of Charlottetown:

Philip Brown, Mayor of Charlottetown.

Town of Stratford:

Steve Ogden, Mayor of Stratford.

Town of Cornwall:

Minerva McCourt, Mayor of Cornwall.

Mr. Laurin made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:31 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:41 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Brown made a statement and, together with Ms. McCourt, answered questions.

At 11:36 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxime Fortin

Clerk of the Committee