Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Issue 12 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 16, 2000
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met at 9:35 a.m., this day, in Room 705, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Lowell Murray, P.C., presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bolduc, Cools, Doody, Finnerty, Mahovlich, Moore, Stratton (8).
In attendance: Mr. Guy Beaumier, Research Officer, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
WITNESSES:
From Treasury Board Secretariat:
Andrew M. Lieff, Senior Director, Expenditure Operations and Estimates Division, Planning, Performance and Reporting Sector;
Gérald Cossette, Program Director, Foreign and Defence Programs.
From Black & White Communications Inc. and from the Canadian National Committee for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (CNC-IDNDR):
Kathryn White, President, Black & White Communications Inc. and Board Member of the CNC-IDNDR.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on April 7, 2000, the committee continued its study on Canada's Emergency and Disaster Preparedness.
The witnesses made their presentation and answered questions from Committee members.
At 10:59 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Luc Bégin
Clerk of the Committee