Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Issue 2 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 9:33 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Chaput, Day, De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C., Gerstein, Mitchell, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ringuette and Rivard (12).
In attendance: Guy Beaumier and Jean-François Nadeau, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, the committee continued its examination of the expenditures set out in the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)
WITNESSES:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Pierre Corriveau, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management;
Andrew Marsland, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch;
Greg Meredith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Farm Financial Programs Branch;
Susie Miller, Director General, Food Value Chain Bureau.
Industry Canada:
John Connell, Director General, Small Business Policy Branch;
Nathalie Poirier-Mizon, Director, Canada Small Business Financing Program Directorate;
Steve Watton, Manager, Economic and Policy Analysis.
Mr. Corriveau made a presentation and, with Messrs. Marsland and Meredith and Ms. Miller, answered questions.
At 10:33 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10:35 a.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Connell made a presentation and, with Ms. Poirier-Mizon and Mr. Watton, answered questions.
At 11:30 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 6:30 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Banks, Callbeck, Chaput, Day, De Bané, P.C., Eggleton, P.C., Gerstein, Meighen, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld and Ringuette (11).
In attendance: Guy Beaumier and Jean-François Nadeau, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, the committee continued its examination of the expenditures set out in the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)
Pursuant to rule 92(2)(f), the committee commenced in camera to consider a draft report.
After debate, it was agreed that:
The draft report, as modified, be adopted;
That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be authorized to make editorial revisions without altering the intent of the text and to approve the final text; and
That the chair present the report at the next sitting of the Senate.
At 6:43 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 6:50 p.m., the committee resumed in public and, pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, the committee began its examination of the expenditures set out in the Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010.
WITNESSES:
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:
Alister Smith, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector;
Gregory Smith, Senior Director, Expenditure Operations and Estimates Division, Expenditure Management Sector.
Mr. Alister Smith made a presentation and, with Mr. Gregory Smith, answered questions.
At 7:22 p.m., the Honourable Senator Gerstein took the chair.
At 8:30 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Adam Thompson
Clerk of the Committee