Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, in camera, 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 Banks, Callbeck, Chaput, Day, Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C., Gerstein, Mitchell, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver and Ringuette (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 C10, 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.)
Pursuant to rule 92(2)(e), the committee commenced in camera to consider a draft agenda.
At 9:57 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10:00 a.m., the committee resumed in public.
WITNESS:
As an individual:
Jeremy Leonard, Senior Fellow, Institute for Research on Public Policy.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Leonard made a presentation and answered questions.
At 11:34 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 6, 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, Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C., Gerstein, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld and Ringuette (10).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Cordy (1).
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 C10, 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 Association of Professional Employees:
Claude Poirier, President.
Association of Justice Counsel:
Marco Mendicino, Acting President;
Nick Devlin, Member of the Governing Council.
The chair made a statement.
Messrs. Poirier and Mendicino each made a presentation and, together with Mr. Devlin, answered questions.
At 8:05 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Adam Thompson
Clerk of the Committee