Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004
Chair: The Honourable JERAHMIEL S. GRAFSTEIN
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Thursday, December 2, 2004
Issue No. 3
First and second meetings on:
Issues dealing with charitable giving in Canada
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - December 1 meeting (89K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - December 2 meeting (95K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Department of Finance:
Serge Nadeau, Director, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch;
Carl Juneau, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch.
Canada Revenue Agency:
Elizabeth Tromp, Director General, Charities Directorate, Policy and Planning Branch;
Terry de March, Director, Policy, Planning and Legislation Division, Charities Directorate, Policy and Planning Branch.
As an individual:
Donald K. Johnson, Consultant, BMO Nesbitt Burns.
Association of Fundraising Professionals:
Tad Brown, Chair, Government Relations Committee.
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy:
Georgina Steinsky Schwartz, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Council for Business and the Arts in Canada:
Sarah Iley, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Canadian Association of Gift Planners:
Malcolm Burrows, Chair, Government Relations Committee.
Thursday, December 2, 2004
Philanthropic Foundations Canada:
Hilary Pearson, President.
Health Charities Coalition of Canada:
Sally Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
National Arts Centre Foundation:
Darrell Louise Gregersen, Chief Executive Officer.
Change Canada Charitable Foundation:
Darryl R. Peck, Chief Executive Officer.
Canadian Council of Christian Charities:
John Pellowe, Chief Executive Officer.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, Chair
The Honourable W. David Angus, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Austin, P.C., (or Rompkey, P.C.), Biron, Fitzpatrick, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Massicotte, *Kinsella, (or Stratton), Meighen, Moore, Oliver, Plamondon ,Tkachuk
* 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 substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (December 1, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Massicotte substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Chaput (December 2, 2004).