STANDING COMMITTEE

ON

FINANCE

COMIT

PERMANENT DES FINANCES

October 31, 2012 Dear X: Our Committee is currently studying Bill C-45, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures. Please find attached a motion adopted by the Standing Committee on Finance on October 31, 2012, inviting your Committee to consider the subject matter of clauses 206 to 209 of Bill C-45. The adopted motion also invites your Committee, if it deems it appropriate, to provide us with recommendations, including any suggested amendments. As such, the Parliamentary Counsel (Legislation), Wendy Gordon (995-6458), as well as the Legislative Clerk, Mike MacPherson (992-9221) can advise you, respectively, on the drafting of amendments, as well as their admissibility, if this was the wish of your Committee. Therefore, I invite you to send me recommendations, including any suggested amendments, of your Committee by letter, in both official languages, no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Our Committee will consider them during its clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill. Finally, if your Committee decides not to suggest any amendments, please notify the Clerk of the Standing Committee on Finance in writing as soon as possible. Sincerely,

James Rajotte Chair

STANDING COMMITTEE

ON

FINANCE

COMIT

PERMANENT DES FINANCES

le 31 octobre 2012

Notre comit procde actuellement ltude du projet de loi C-45, Loi no 2 portant excution de certaines dispositions du budget dpos au Parlement le 29 mars 2012 et mettant en uvre dautres mesures. Vous trouverez en annexe une motion adopte par le Comit permanent des Finances le 31 octobre, invitant votre Comit considrer le sujet des articles 206 209 du projet de loi C-45. La motion adopte vous invite galement, si votre Comit le juge pertinent, de nous transmettre des recommandations, y compris toute proposition damendement. ce titre, la conseillre parlementaire (Affaires lgislatives), Mme Wendy Gordon (9956458), de mme que le greffier lgislatif, M. Mike MacPherson (992-9221), pourront vous conseiller respectivement sur la rdaction damendements, ainsi que sur la recevabilit de ceux-ci, si cela savrait le souhait de votre Comit. Par la suite, je vous inviterais me faire parvenir les recommandations, y compris toute proposition damendement, de votre Comit par lettre, dans les deux langues officielles, au plus tard le mardi 20 novembre 2012 17 heures. Notre Comit va les considrer lors de son tude article par article du projet de loi. Finalement, si votre Comit dcide de ne pas suggrer damendements, veuillez sil vous plat aviser le greffier du Comit permanent des finances par crit ds que possible. Salutations,

James Rajotte Prsident