THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Thursday, May 27, 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 4 p.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, Galvez, Klyne, Loffreda, Marshall, Mockler, Richards and Smith (12).
Other senators present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Moncion and Pate (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.
APPEARING (by videoconference):
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance.
WITNESSES (by videoconference):
Department of Finance Canada:
Andrew Marsland, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch;
Leah Anderson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
Katharine Rechico, Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade and Finance Branch;
Evelyn Dancey, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch;
Galen Countryman, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch;
Nick Leswick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch.
The minister made a statement and answered questions.
At 5:19 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Maxime Fortin
Clerk of the Committee