Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 67 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 23, 2018

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 4:33 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Day, Deacon, Duffy, Marshall, Mitchell, Mockler and Moncion (7).

In attendance: Alex Smith and Shaowei Pu, 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.)

APPEARING:

Bill Blair, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and to the Minister of Health.

WITNESSES:

Department of Finance Canada:

Gervais Coulombe, Director, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch;

Shane Baddeley, Policy Analyst, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Blair made a statement and, together with Mr. Coulombe and Mr. Baddeley, answered questions.

At 5:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee