THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 2:30 p.m., in room C128, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Claude Carignan, P.C., presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Dalphond, Forest, Gignac, Kingston, LaBoucane-Benson, Loffreda, MacAdam, Marshall, Moncion, Pate, Ross and Smith (13).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Batters, Boehm, Cormier, Dean, Francis, Housakous and Omidvar (7).

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.

WITNESSES:

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology:

The Honourable Senator Ratna Omidvar, Chair.

Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages:

The Honourable Senator René Cormier, Chair.

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade:

The Honourable Senator Peter M. Boehm, Chair.

Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs:

The Honourable Senator Tony Dean, Chair.

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs:

The Honourable Senator Denise Batters, Deputy Chair.

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications:

The Honourable Senator Leo Housakos, Chair.

Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples:

The Honourable Senator Brian Francis, Chair.

The Honourable Senators Omidvar, Cormier, Boehm, Dean, Batters, Housakos and Francis each made a statement and answered questions.

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

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee