THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 8:33 a.m., in room W120, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bovey, Duncan, Galvez, Gignac, Loffreda, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion, Pate and Smith (10).

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

Participating in the meeting: Tracy Amendola, Administrative Assistant, Committees Directorate; Shaowei Pu and Sylvain Fleury, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, November 17, 2022, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

Imagine Canada:

Bruce MacDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer.

C.D. Howe Institute:

Benjamin Dachis, Associate Vice President, Public Affairs.

Alberta Federation of Labour:

Gil McGowan, President.

Canadian Alliance of Student Associations:

Christian Fotang, Chair;

Mackenzy Metcalfe, Executive Director.

Canadian Bankers Association:

Darren Hannah, Vice President, Personal and Commercial Banking.

As an individual:

Lance Lochner, Economist, University of Western Ontario.

Bruce MacDonald, Benjamin Dachis, Gil McGowan, Christian Fotang, Darren Hannah and Lance Lochner each made a statement and, together with Mackenzy Metcalfe, answered questions.

At 9:17 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 9:21 a.m., the committee resumed.

The committee continued questioning witnesses.

At 10:55 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee