THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 16, 2023
(61)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 9:01 a.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Duncan, Forest, Galvez, Gignac, Loffreda, Marshall, Mockler, Pate and Smith (9).

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, April 27, 2023, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023.

WITNESSES:

Canadian Chamber of Commerce:

Alex Gray, Senior Director, Fiscal and Financial Services Policy.

Canadian Federation of Independent Business:

Jasmin Guénette, Vice-President, National Affairs;

Christina Santini, Senior Policy Analyst, National Affairs.

Canadian Bar Association:

D’Arcy Schieman, Member, Canadian Bar Association Commodity Tax, Customs, and Trade Section;

Alan Kenigsberg, Member, Canadian Bar Association Commodity Tax, Customs, and Trade Section.

Alex Gray, Jasmin Guénette, Christina Santini, D’Arcy Schieman and Alan Kenigsberg each made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:44 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee