Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Third Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2004

Chair: The Honourable LOWELL MURRAY, P.C.

Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Wednesday, May 5, 2004

Issue No. 8

Eighth meeting on:

Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005.

First and final meeting on:

Study of the motion: In accordance with subsection 3(5) of the Act respecting employment in the Public Service of Canada, chapter P-33 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, the Senate approve the appointment of Maria Barrados, of Ottawa, Ontario, as President of the Public Service Commission for a term of seven years

INCLUDING:
THE EIGHTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Approval of the appointment of Maria Barrados as President of the Public Service Commission)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Denis Coderre, P.C., M.P., President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada

WITNESSES:

Tuesday, May 4, 2004:

From the Government of Manitoba:

The Honourable Gregory F. Selinger, Minister of Finance;

Ronald H. Neumann, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Finance.

Wednesday, May 5, 2004:

From the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada:

Monique Boudrias, Executive Vice-President.

From the Public Service Commission:

Dr. Maria Barrados, Interim President;

Gaston Arsenault, General Counsel.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lowell Murray, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Austin, P.C., (or Rompkey, P.C.), Biron, Comeau, Doody, Downe, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Furey, *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Oliver, Ringuette

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Chaput is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ferretti Barth (May 4, 2004).

The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Comeau (May 4, 2004).

The name of the Honourable Senator Comeau is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stratton (May 4, 2004).

The name of the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Comeau (May 5, 2004).

The name of the Honourable Senator Comeau is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton (May 6, 2004).