Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98-99
Chairman: The Honourable TERRANCE R. STRATTON
Wednesday, March 10, 1999
Issue No. 27
Fifth meeting on: Bill C-43, An Act to establish the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and to amend and repeal other Acts as a consequence
First meeting on: Supplementary Estimates (C) 1998-99
WITNESSES:
On Bill C-43:
From the Canadian Federation of Independent Business:
Garth Whyte, Vice-President;
Brien Gray, Senior Vice-President, Policy and Provincial Affairs.
From the Canadian Importers Association Inc.:
Bob Armstrong, President;
Elaine Murray, Executive Assistant.
On Supplementary Estimates (C):
From the Treasury Board Secretariat:
Mr. Rick Neville, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Analysis and Operations Sector;
Mr. Andrew Lieff, Director, Expenditure Operations Division.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Terrance R. Stratton, Chairman
The Honourable Anne C. Cools, Deputy Chairman
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bolduc, Cook, Ferretti Barth, Fraser, * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Lavoie-Roux, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Mahovlich, Moore, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), St. Germain, P.C., Tkachuk
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)
Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Johnstone (March 10, 1999 ).