Dear Constituents,

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance is inviting Canadians to participate in its annual pre-budget consultation process. The 2010 consultations will result in a report to be tabled in the House of Commons in late fall 2010, and the suggestions by Canadians as well as the recommendations by the Committee will be considered by the Minister of Finance in the development of the 2011 federal budget.

 “Our government is inviting Canadians to participate in this important process. The 2011 federal budget will be a very important one for all Canadians and more importantly the constituents of Cambridge and North Dumfries” said Gary Goodyear, Member of Parliament for Cambridge and North Dumfries “and as such all suggestions received by the Committee during its annual pre-budget consultation process are a critically important contribution to the development of the budget.”

Interested individuals and groups should submit a written brief not exceeding five pages, in either English or French, to the Committee Clerk no later than August 13, 2010. These briefs will be translated and distributed to Finance Committee members. Briefs can be submitted electronically to FINA@parl.gc.ca or can be mailed to:

Jean-François Pagé, Clerk
Standing Committee on Finance
6-14 131 Queen Street
House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6

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