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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Tuesday, October 3, 2006

Issue No. 3

Seventh meeting on:

The 2006-2007 Estimates

First meeting on:

Issues relating to the vertical and horizontal fiscal balances among the various orders of government in Canada

and

First and second (final) meetings on:

Bill S-201, An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (elimination of bureaucratic patronage and geographic criteria in appointment processes)

INCLUDING:
THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-201, An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (elimination of bureaucratic patronage and geographic criteria in appointment processes))

• Orders of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Fourth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - September 26 meeting (78K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - September 27 meeting (107K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 3 meeting (92K)

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WITNESSES:

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

The Honourable Senator Pierrette Ringuette, sponsor of the bill.

Office of the Honourable Senator Pierrette Ringuette:

David Michaud, Legal Advisor.

Public Service Commission of Canada:

Maria Barrados, President;

Donald Lemaire, Vice-President, Staffing and Assessment Services Branch;

Gaston Arseneault, General Counsel.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs:

David Gourdeau, Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs;

Marc Giroux, Acting Deputy Commissioner;

Wayne Osborne, Director, Finance and Administration.

Department of Justice Canada:

Judith Bellis, General Counsel, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy;

Adair Crosby, Senior Counsel/Deputy Director, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy.

The Honourable Senator Pierrette Ringuette, sponsor of the bill.

Office of the Honourable Senator Pierrette Ringuette:

David Michaud, Legal Advisor.

Tuesday, October 3, 2006

As an individual:

Robin W. Boadway, Professor, Department of Economics, Queen's University.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Nancy Ruth, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Biron, Cowan, Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C., Fox, P.C., *Hays, (or Fraser), *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Ringuette, Rompkey, P.C., 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 Di Nino substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cools (September 12, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Downe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C. (September 27, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C. (September 27, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Downe (September 28, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Chaput (September 28, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Comeau substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stratton (October 2, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Comeau (October 5, 2006).

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