Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 66 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 8, 2018 (afternoon)

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 1:32 p.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Cools, Deacon, Eaton, Jaffer, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion, Neufeld, and Pratte (10).

In attendance: Alex Smith and Sylvain Fleury, Analysts, 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, April 24, 2018, the committee continued its study on the subject matter of all of Bill C-74, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 65.)

WITNESSES:

Beer Canada:

Luke Harford, President.

Cannabis Canada Council:

Allan Rewak, Executive Director.

As an individual:

Sarah Diamond, Chief Administration Officer and Counsel, Halton Regional Police Association.

Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer:

Jean-Denis Fréchette, Parliamentary Budget Officer;

Jason Jacques, Senior Director, Costing and Budgetary Analysis.

First Nations Tax Commission:

C.T. (Manny) Jules, Chief Commissioner.

Mr. Harford, Mr. Rewak and Ms. Diamond each made a statement and answered questions.

At 2:31 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:35 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Fréchette and Mr. Jules each made a statement and answered questions.

At 3:14 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee