THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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[English]

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

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

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:

Railway Association of Canada:

Marc Brazeau, President and Chief Executive Officer.

National Airlines Council of Canada:

Jeff Morrison, President.

Canadian Canola Growers Association:

Dave Carey, Vice President, Government and Industry Relations;

Steve Pratte, Senior Manager, Transportation and Biofuel Policy (by videoconference).

Marc Brazeau, Jeff Morrison and Dave Carey each made a statement and, together with Steve Pratte, answered questions.

At 10:57 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee