The committee met at 1501 in committee room 2.

Committee business

The Chair (Mr. Ernie Hardeman): Good afternoon. We’ll call the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs to order. With that, we’re here this afternoon on committee business. Do we have any motions coming forward? Mr. Bouma.

Mr. Will Bouma: Yes, thank you, Chair. Through you, I move that the committee enter closed session for the purposes of organizing committee business.

The Chair (Mr. Ernie Hardeman): We have a motion. Is there any debate on the motion? Further debate on the motion? If there’s no further debate on the motion, we will move into closed session.

The committee recessed at 1503 and later continued in closed session.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Chair / Président

Mr. Ernie Hardeman (Oxford PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. Ian Arthur (Kingston and the Islands / Kingston et les Îles ND)

Mr. Ian Arthur (Kingston and the Islands / Kingston et les Îles ND)

Mr. Will Bouma (Brantford–Brant PC)

Mr. Stephen Crawford (Oakville PC)

Ms. Catherine Fife (Waterloo ND)

Mr. Ernie Hardeman (Oxford PC)

Ms. Mitzie Hunter (Scarborough–Guildwood L)

Mr. Logan Kanapathi (Markham–Thornhill PC)

Mr. Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong ND)

Mr. Jeremy Roberts (Ottawa West–Nepean / Ottawa-Ouest–Nepean PC)

Mr. Dave Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha PC)

Mr. Vijay Thanigasalam (Scarborough–Rouge Park PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Lorne Coe (Whitby PC)

Mr. Sam Oosterhoff (Niagara West / Niagara-Ouest PC)

Mrs. Daisy Wai (Richmond Hill PC)

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Michael Bushara

Staff / Personnel

Ms. Sandra Lopes, research officer,
Research Services