Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Issue No. 18

First, second and third meetings on:

Bill C-52, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007

APPEARING:

The Honourable James M. Flaherty, P.C., M.P.,
Minister of Finance

The Honourable Rodney J. MacDonald, M.L.A.,
Premier of Nova Scotia

The Honourable Michael Baker, Q.C., M.L.A.,
Minister of Finance, Government of Nova Scotia

WITNESSES:

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - Morning meeting

Department of Finance Canada:

Paul Rochon, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch;

Gérard Lalonde, Assistant Director, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch;

Barbara Anderson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch;

Frank Vermaeten, General Director, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch;

Brian Ernewein, General Director, Tax Policy Branch;

Alfred LeBlanc, Director, Federal- Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch;

Richard Botham, Director, Microeconomic Policy Analysis Division, Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - Afternoon meeting

Government of Nova Scotia:

Vicky Harnish, Deputy Minister of Finance;

Liz Cody, Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance.

As an individual (by video conference):

Jack M. Mintz, Professor of Business Economics, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto; Visiting Professor, New York University Law School.

Canadian Association of Income Funds:

Mr. George Kestevan, President.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - Evening meeting

As individuals:

The Honourable John C. Crosbie, P.C., Q.C., Partner, Cox & Palmer;

Roland Martin, Chairman, Martillac Limited.

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., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Ringuette, Rompkey, P.C., Stratton

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Cowan was added (June 18, 2007).