THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 2:35 p.m., in room W120, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Claude Carignan, P.C., presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Dalphond, Duncan, Forest, Gignac, Kingston, Loffreda, MacAdam, Marshall, Pate, Ross and Smith (12).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senator Cardozo (1).

Participating in the meeting: Shaowei Pu and André Léonard, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of all of Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024.

APPEARING:

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance.

WITNESS:

Department of Finance Canada:

Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister.

The minister made a statement and answered questions.

At 3:26 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:27 p.m., the committee resumed.

The minister answered questions.

At 3:40 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:42 p.m., the committee resumed.

The minister answered questions.

At 3:54 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:55 p.m., the committee resumed.

The minister answered questions.

At 4:05 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 4:06 p.m., the committee resumed.

The minister answered questions.

At 4:20 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee