Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Issue 6 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 9:30 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 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 Thursday, March 12, 2009, the committee continued its examination of the following elements contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009: Parts 1-6, Parts 8- 10 and Parts 13-15, and in particular those dealing with employment insurance and, concurrently continued, pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, its examination of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. (For complete text of the order of reference for elements contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 4.)(For complete text of the order of reference for the Main Estimates, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)
WITNESSES:
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters:
Jean-Michel Laurin, Vice President, Global Business Policy.
Export Development Canada:
Eric D. Siegel, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Department of Finance Canada:
Erin O'Brien, Chief, Microeconomic Policy Analysis, Policy Analysis and Coordination, Economic Development and Corporate Finance;
Stéphane Lambert, Chief, Sectoral Policy Analysis, Transport and Corporate Analysis, Economic Development and; Corporate Finance;
Tamara Miller, Chief, Labour Markets, Employment, Learning, Social Policy, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch.
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:
Anthony Chapman, Director, Governance Directorate, Government Operations Sector;
Janice Brown, Senior Policy Analyst, Governance Directorate, Government Operations Sector.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:
Barbara Glover, Director General, Canada Student Loans Program;
Gay Stinson, Senior Director, Labour Standards and Workplace Equity.
The chair made a statement.
Messrs. Laurin and Seigel each made an opening statement and together answered questions.
At 10:33 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10:37 a.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Lambert, Ms. O'Brien, Ms. Miller, Ms. Stinson and Mr. Chapman each made a statement and, with Ms. Glover, answered questions.
At 11:39 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 6:40 p.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., Martin, 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 Thursday, March 12, 2009, the committee continued its examination of the following elements contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009: Parts 1-6, Parts 8- 10 and Parts 13-15, and in particular those dealing with employment insurance and, concurrently continued, pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, its examination of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. (For complete text of the order of reference for elements contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 4.)(For complete text of the order of reference for the Main Estimates, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)
WITNESSES:
Forest Products Association of Canada:
Avrim Lazar, President and CEO;
Marta Morgan, Vice-president, Trade and Competitiveness.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Lazar made a statement and, with Ms. Morgan, answered questions.
At 8:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 9:30 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the deputy chair, the Honourable Irving R. Gerstein, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Chaput, De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C., Gerstein, Mitchell, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ringuette and Rivard (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 Thursday, March 12, 2009, the committee continued its examination of the following elements contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009: Parts 1-6, Parts 8- 10 and Parts 13-15, and in particular those dealing with employment insurance and, concurrently continued, pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, its examination of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. (For complete text of the order of reference for elements contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 4.)(For complete text of the order of reference for the Main Estimates, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)
WITNESSES:
Canadian Alliance of Student Associations:
Zach Churchill, National Director;
Rick Theis, Government Relations Officer.
Canadian Federation of Students:
Ian Boyko, Campaigns and Government Relations Coordinator.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada:
Claire Morris, President and CEO;
André Dulude, Vice-President, National Affairs.
Association of Canadian Community Colleges:
James Knight, President and CEO;
Terry Anne Boyles, Vice-President, Public Affairs.
The deputy chair made a statement.
Messrs. Churchill, Theis and Boyko each made a statement and, together, answered questions.
At 10:34 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10:37 a.m., the committee resumed.
Ms. Morris and Mr. Knight each made a statement and, together with Mr. Dulude and Ms. Boyles, answered questions.
At 11:35 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Adam Thompson
Clerk of the Committee