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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07

Chair: The Honourable JERAHMIEL S. GRAFSTEIN

Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007

Issue No. 20

Fourth (final) meeting on:

Study of the Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate)

and

First and second (final) meetings on:

Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Act

INCLUDING:
THE FIFTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-26 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate))

and

THE SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-36 An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Act)

APPEARING:

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

The Honourable Monte Solberg, P.C., M.P., Minister of Human Resources and Social Development

Thursday, April 19, 2007

The Honourable Monte Solberg, P.C., M.P., Minister of Human Resources and Social Development

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Human Resources and Social Development Canada

Susan Scotti, Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Development Sectors Branch;

Marla Israel, Acting Senior Director, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat;

Nancy Lawand, Director General, Canada Pension Plan Disability Directorate;

Suzan Kalinowski, Senior Policy Analyst, Income Security, Department of Finance.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Human Resources and Social Development Canada:

Susan Scotti, Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Development Sectors Branch;

Marla Israel, Acting Senior Director, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat;

Nancy Lawand, Director General, Canada Pension Plan Disability Directorate;

Suzan Kalinowski, Senior Policy Analyst, Income Security, Department of Finance;

Ross MacLeod, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Processing and Operations, Service Canada.

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada:

Jean-Claude Ménard, Chief Actuary.

Federal Superannuates National Association:

Bernard Dussault, Senior Research and Communications Officer.

Association québécoise de défense des droits des personnes retraitées et préretraitées:

Henri Salembier, National President;

Claude Major, Director General.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, Chair

The Honourable W. David Angus, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Biron, Cordy, Eyton, Fitzpatrick, Harb, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Massicotte, Moore, Ringuette, Segal, 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 Massicotte substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Chaput (March 29, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Meighen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Di Nino (March 30, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Segal substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Meighen (April 18, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Goldstein (April 18, 2007).