Tamara Jansen has been appointed the House of Commons鈥�
The was named Oct. 6 and joins several other MPs on the bipartisan committee.
In a press release issued Oct. 7, Jansen said she was honoured with the appointment and was 鈥渆ager to get to work contributing to an economic recovery from COVID that is executed sustainably and responsibly.鈥�
鈥淢y experience on the Health Committee during COVID-19 provided a unique opportunity to scrutinize the government鈥檚 initial response to the pandemic.鈥�
The release stated Jansen is 鈥渆xcited to begin hearing from Canada鈥檚 business leaders and key stakeholders during the upcoming pre-budget consultations.鈥�
Jansen said Canada鈥檚 current financial situation concerns her. 鈥淲e lost our AAA credit rating during COVID, we are experiencing the worst unemployment in the G7, and we have added hundreds of billions of dollars to our national debt.鈥�
Jansen added she鈥檚 going to work hard on the committee to 鈥減revent our current situation from becoming long-term structural deficits that will heavily burden future generations of Canadians.鈥�
According to , the mandate of the Standing Committee on Finance is to 鈥渟tudy and report on all matters relating to the mandate, management and operation of selected federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Finance and the Canada Revenue Agency, and to conduct pre-budget consultations.鈥�
The committee consists of 12 MPs: six Liberals, four Conservatives, one Bloc Qu茅b茅cois, and one NDP.
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