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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05

Chair: The Honourable DONALD H. OLIVER

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Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Issue No. 18

First meeting on:

Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and the Salaries Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (68K)

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APPEARING:

The Honourable Tony Valeri, P.C., M.P.,
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

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WITNESSES:

Privy Council Office:

Wayne McCutcheon, Deputy Secretary to the cabinet, Senior Personnel and Special Projects Secretariat;

Ginette Bougie, Director, Compensation Policy and Operations, Senior Personnel and Special Projects Secretariat.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Chair

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Austin, P.C., (or Rompkey, P.C.), Biron, Comeau, Cools, Downe, Ferretti Barth, Harb,*Kinsella, (or Stratton), Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Ringuette, Stratton

*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 Ferretti Barth is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (April 14, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mitchell is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stollery (April 18, 2005).

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