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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

Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Wednesday, November 8, 2006 (in camera)

Issue No. 5

Sixth, seventh and eighth meetings on:

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

APPEARING:

The Honourable David Simailak, M.L.A., Minister of Finance, Territory of Nunavut

The Honourable Mitch Murphy, M.L.A., Provincial Treasurer, Province of Prince Edward Island

The Honourable Michael Baker, M.L.A., Minister of Finance, Province of Nova Scotia

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Government of Nunavut:

Robert Vardy, Associate Deputy Minister of Finance.

Government of Prince Edward Island:

Nigel Burns, Senior Analyst, Federal Fiscal Relations.

Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Government of Nova Scotia:

Vicki Harnish, Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Finance;

Elizabeth A. Cody, Assistant Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Finance.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Nancy Ruth, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Biron, Di Nino, Downe, 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 Adams substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C. (October 31, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Adams (November 1, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Adams substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C. (November 1, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Adams (November 2, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C. (November 6, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mercer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cowan (November 6, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cowan substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (November 7, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. (November 7, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Downe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cowan (November 8, 2006).