Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 52 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 23, 2017 (afternoon meeting)

SAINT JOHN, Thursday, November 23, 2017
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 1:03 p.m., in the Trinity Royal Room of the Delta Saint John, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee: The Honourable Senators Cools, Eaton, Marshall, Mockler and Neufeld (5).

In attendance: Sylvain Fleury, analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, the committee continued its 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. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 39.)

WITNESSES:

BDO Canada LLP:

Jennifer J. Dunn, Tax Service Line Leader, Atlantic Canada.

Owens MacFadyen Group:

Barry Van Steeg, Vice President, Tax and Estate Planning.

Steeves Porter Hétu and Associates Inc.:

Dean Mullin, Partner.

Unifor:

Ian Hutchison, Atlantic Council Chair;

Michelle Doucet, Chairperson, District 508, Local 2002.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Dunn, Mr. Van Steeg and Mr. Mullin each made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:59 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:05 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Hutchison and Ms. Doucet made a statement and answered questions.

At 2:37 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee