THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:46 p.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Dagenais, Duncan, Forest, Gignac, Loffreda, Marshall, Mockler, Pate, Shugart, P.C. and Smith (11).

Participating in the meeting: 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:

Canada's Building Trades Unions:

Kate Walsh, Director of Communications (by videoconference);

Rita Rahmati, Government Relations Specialist (by videoconference).

Beer Canada:

CJ Hélie, President.

Canadian Bankers Association:

Darren Hannah, Vice-President, Personal and Commercial Banking;

Angelina Mason, General Counsel and Vice-President, Legal and Risk.

Spirits Canada:

Jan Westcott, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Kate Walsh, Rita Rahmati, CJ Hélie, Darren Hannah and Jan Westcott each made a statement and, together with Angelina Mason, answered questions.

At 8:38 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee