Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
National Finance
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-2008
Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Issue No. 11
Seventh, eighth and ninth meetings on:
2008-09 Estimates
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 29, 2008 (55K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 6, 2008 (91K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 7, 2008 (108K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency:
Sherrill Minns, Vice-President of Finance and Corporate Services;
Denise Frenette, Director General, Finance;
Robert Smith, Director General, Community Development.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Infrastructure Canada:
David Cluff, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer;
Jocelyne St. Jean, Director General, Intergovernmental Operations, Program Operations Branch;
Taki Sarantakis, Director General, Policy and Priorities, Policy and Communications Branch.
Western Economic Diversification Canada:
Marilyn Kapitany, Assistant Deputy Minister, Manitoba Region;
Jim Saunderson, Director General, Corporate Finance and Programs.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Canada Economic Development:
Manon Brassard, Vice-President, Operations;
Pierre Bordeleau, Director General, Corporate Services;
Gilles Pelletier, Director General, Business Development and Infrastructure.
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada:
Marc Brooks, Director General, Community Development Branch, Socio-Economic Policy and Regional Operations;
Danielle Labonté, Director General, Northern Strategic Policy Branch;
James Mack, Director, Northern Economic Development Directorate, Northern Affairs.
Industry Canada:
Jeff Moore, Director General, Sector Governance and Infrastructure Programs;
Carmen DeMarco, Manager, Program Delivery, Northeastern Ontario.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair
The Honourable Terry Stratton, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Biron, Chaput, Cowan, De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Murray, P.C., Nancy Ruth, Ringuette
*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 Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mitchell (April 17, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Oliver substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stratton (April 28, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Oliver (April 30, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Dawson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (May 5, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Dawson (May 6, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Peterson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Chaput (May 7, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Peterson (May 8, 2008).