THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, COMMERCE AND THE ECONOMY

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Thursday, April 18, 2024
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy met this day at 11:29 a.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Pamela Wallin, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Audette, Bellemare, Deacon (Nova Scotia), Loffreda, Marshall, Massicotte, Miville-Dechêne, Petten, Ringuette, Wallin and Yussuff (11).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Galvez and Oudar (2).

Participating in the meeting: Brett Howard and Adriane Yong, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, June 8, 2023, the committee continued its consideration of Bill S-243, An Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act and to make related amendments to other Acts.

WITNESSES:

Agriculture Carbon Alliance:

Cathy Jo Noble, Steering Committee Member;

Dave Carey, Co-Chair.

As an individual:

Julie Segal, Senior Program Manager, Climate Finance, Environmental Defence (by videoconference).

Dave Carey and Cathy Jo Noble made a statement together and answered questions.

At 12:24 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 12:28 p.m., the committee resumed.

Julie Segal made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:21 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Karine Déquier

Clerk of the Committee