Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
National Finance
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Issue No. 5
Fifth and sixth meetings on:
The 2009-2010 Estimates
Second and third meetings on:
Elements contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 31, 2009 (90K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 1, 2009 (113K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, March 31, 2009:
Department of Finance Canada:
Gérard Lalonde, Director, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch;
Rainer Nowak, Senior Chief, General Operations and Border Issues, Tax Policy Branch;
Patrick Halley, Chief, Tariffs and Market Access, International Trade Policy Division, International Trade and Finance;
Jane Pearse, Director, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
Cliff Lee-Sing, Chief, Reserves and Risk Management Section, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
Sandra Dunn, Chief, Financial Sector Stability, Financial Sector Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
Lise Carrière, Chief, International Finance, International Trade and Finance;
Erin O'Brien, Chief, Microeconomic Policy Analysis, Policy Analysis and Coordination, Economic Development and Corporate Finance.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009:
Canadian Institute of Actuaries:
Michel Bédard, Member, Task Force on Financing of Employment Insurance.
United Steelworkers — USW:
Erin Weir, Economist.
Teamsters Canada:
Phil Benson, Lobbyist.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair
The Honourable Irving Gerstein, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Callbeck, Chaput, *Cowan (or Tardif), De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mitchell, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ringuette, Rivard
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)