Members of Parliament return to Ottawa today to begin four days of consultation meetings ahead of the federal budget, expected in March.

CBCNews.ca is carrying the hearings live starting at 11 a.m. ET.

The finance committee will hear from 12 witnesses Tuesday, including Indigenous leaders and economic experts among others.

Here are the people scheduled to appear before the committee:

From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

  • Roger Augustine, Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief for New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
  • John Williamson, vice president of research for the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies.
  • Finn Poschmann, chief executive of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.
  • Daniel-Robert Gooch, president of the Canadian Airports Council.
  • Angella MacEwen, senior economist at the Canadian Labour Congress.
  • Glen Hodgson, chief economist at the Conference Board of Canada.

From 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET:

  • Thomas Mueller, chief executive of the Canada Green Building Council.
  • Dennis Laycraft, executive vice-president for the Canadian Cattlemen's Association.
  • Annie Bérubé, co-ordinator of Green Budget Coalition.
  • Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.
  • Clément Chartier, president of the Métis National Council.
  • Steve McLellan, chief executive of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.