Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006
Chair: The Honourable DONALD H. OLIVER
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Issue No. 10
Twenty-second and twenty-third meetings on:
Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - September 27, 2006 (153K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - September 28, 2006 (184K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, September 27, 2006 meeting
Office of the Auditor General of Canada:
Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada;
John Wiersema, Deputy Auditor General;
Jean Ste-Marie, Assistant Auditor General.
Certified General Accountants Association of Canada:
Carole Presseault, Vice-President, Government and Regulatory Affairs;
Rock Lefebvre, Vice-President, Research and Standards.
Thursday, September 28, 2006 meeting
Public Works and Government Services Canada, Acquisitions Branch:
Ian Bennett, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister;
Jane Meyboom-Hardy, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Government Information Services Branch;
Jonathan Higdon, Acting Director General, Corporate Policy and Planning;
Joe Wild, Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Treasury Board Portfolio.
Canadian Union of Public Employees:
Toby Sanger, Senior Economist.
Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance:
Joanne Stanley, Vice-President;
Alex Beraskow, Member of the Board of Directors.
Canadian Union of Postal Workers:
Evert Hoogers, National Union Representative.
Public Service Alliance of Canada:
John Gordon, National President;
Edith Bramwell, General Counsel.
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada:
Michèle Demers, President;
Jamie Dunn, Negotiator.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Chair
The Honourable Lorna Milne, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Baker, P.C., Campbell, Day, *Hays (or Fraser), Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Nolin, Ringuette, Rivest, Stratton, Zimmer
*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 Fraser was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Milne (September 27, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Dawson was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (September 27, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Mitchell was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. (September 27, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Ringuette was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Day (September 28, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Milne was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Dawson (September 28, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Day was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ringuette (September 28, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Ringuette was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cowan (September 28, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mitchell (September 28, 2006).