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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, November 21, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Issue No. 6

Ninth, tenth and eleventh meetings on:

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

First and second (final) meetings on:

The Supplementary Estimates (A) 2006-07

Eighth meeting on:

The 2006-07 Estimates

INCLUDING:
THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(The Supplementary Estimates (A) 2006-07)

THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(The 2006-07 Estimates)

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Fifth and Sixth Reports
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 21, 2006 (51K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 22, 2006 (81K)

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APPEARING:

The Honourable Marie Bountrogianni, M.P.P., Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and
Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal of Ontario, Province of Ontario

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WITNESSES:

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

David Moloney, Senior Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector;

Laura Danagher, Executive Director, Expenditure Operations and Estimates Division, Expenditure Management Sector.

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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 Dawson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Downe (November 9, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stratton (November 16, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cowan substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Dawson (November 17, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Nolin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth (November 17, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (November 21, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (November 21, 2006).

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