the committee will come to ord order. good morning and welcome to our witnesses, several of whom have traveled considerable distances to be here today for this important hearing on paid family and medical leave. before we move to our scheduled committee business, i want to take a moment to acknowledge the recent tragic passing of pamela, a valued members of the staff of the joint committee on taxation for over 28 years. a reminder again of the considerable talent that exists sometimes outside of the glare of publicity. pamela began her career at the joint committee on taxation in 1991 and over the years applied her skill on many legislative issues both large and small. her colleagues on the joint committee on taxation said pam was tireless in her work on the joint committee and accepted projects analytically difficult and often data deficient. she was in her office cheerfully working on a legislative issue just five days before she succumbed to a long-term health issue on a
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Uncertain economic returns and duration of government tax incentives put at risk proposed project of six big Alberta oil firm developers, set to be the world’s largest, says energy sector research firm Wood Mackenzie.
Uncertain economic returns and federal tax credit duration put at risk proposed project of six big oil firm developers, set to be the world’s largest, says energy sector research firm Wood Mackenzie.