Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17
Chair: The Honourable PERCY MOCKLER
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Issue No. 42
Seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth meetings:
Study on the Minister of Finance's proposed changes to the Income Tax Act respecting the taxation of private corporations and the tax planning strategies involved
- Minutes of Proceedings - October 24, 2017 (morning meeting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - October 24, 2017 (afternoon meeting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - October 25, 2017 (afternoon meeting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - October 25, 2017 (evening meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 24, 2017 (morning meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 24, 2017 (afternoon meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 25, 2017 (afternoon meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 25, 2017 (evening meeting)
WITNESSES
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (morning meeting)
Grain Farmers of Ontario:
Mark Brock, Chairman.
As an individual:
Philippe Etter, Dairy Farmer.
Canadian Horticultural Council:
Mark Wales, Chair of the Business Risk Management Committee.
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities:
Ray Orb, President (by video conference).
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (afternoon meeting)
Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting:
Warren Blatt, Chair, Government Relations Committee, Board Member;
Kevin Wark, Tax Advisor.
Mortgage Professionals Canada:
Paul Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Insurance Brokers Association of Canada:
Peter Braid, Chief Executive Officer.
Investment Industry Association of Canada:
Ian Russell, President and Chief Executive Officer;
Jason O'Halloran, Tax Advisor.
BDO Canada:
Rachel Gervais, Partner, GTA Group Tax Service Line Reader.
Canadian Franchise Association:
Ryan J. Eickmeier, Vice-President, Government Relations and Public Policy.
Canadian Homebuilders Association:
Eric DenOuden, President.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (afternoon meeting)
As individuals:
Robert G. Kepes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tensor Machinery Limited;
Alan Acton, Vice-President and Portfolio Manager, Polaris Financial Inc;
Robert A. Dyke, President, Dyke & Murphy Professional Corporation;
Valentin Erikson, Real Estate Tax Lawyer, Erikson Law Firm Professional Corporation;
Joanne Sirois, President, Assurances Sirois Insurance Inc;
Laurent Proulx, Chief Executive Officer, Groupe Le Canadien;
Robert Boudreau, President, Robert Excavating.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (evening meeting)
Ontario Medical Association:
Dr. Shawn Whatley, President.
Canadian Association of Radiologists:
Dr. Magalie Dubé, Member.
Canadian Dental Association:
Dr. Larry Levin, President.
Canadian Medical Association:
Dr. Laurent Marcoux, President.
Concerned Ontario Doctors:
Dr. Kulvinder Gill, President.
As an individual:
Dr. Rita McCracken, Family Physician and Health Care Advocate (by videoconference).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Percy Mockler, Chair
The Honourable Anne C. Cools, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Black, Day, Eaton, Forest, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Jaffer, Marshall, Moncion, Neufeld, Oh, Pratte, *Smith (or Martin)
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)