THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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[English]

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of May 5, 2022, the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day in room B30, Senate of Canada Building, and with videoconference, at 12:01 p.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Duncan, Gerba, Gignac, Loffreda, Marshall, Pate and Richards (7).

Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Forest, Mockler and Moncion (3).

Participating in the meeting: Kalina Waltos, Procedural Clerk and Annie Trudel, Administrative Assistant, Committees Directorate; Shaowei Pu and Michaël Lambert-Racine, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of all of Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

Aerospace Industries Association of Canada:

Mike Mueller, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Canada's Building Trades Unions:

Stuart Barnable, Director of Operations;

Rita Rahmati, Government Relations Specialist.

National Marine Manufacturers Association:

Sara Anghel, President.

Canadian Chamber of Commerce:

Mark Agnew, Senior Vice-President, Policy and Government Relations.

Mike Mueller, Mark Agnew, Sara Anghel, Stuart Barnable and Rita Rahmati each made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:45 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee