Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
National Finance
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Issue No. 13
Sixteenth meeting on:
The 2009-2010 Estimates
Second and third meetings on:
Subject-matter of Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act to increase benefits
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 6, 2009 (101K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 7, 2009 (101K)
WITNESSES
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Conseil national des chômeurs et chômeuses:
Pierre Céré, Spokeperson.
Canadian Labour Congress:
Barbara Byers, Executive Vice-President;
Sylvain Schetagne, Senior Economist.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:
Armine Yalnizyan, Senior Economist
Royal Canadian Mint:
Ian E. Bennett, President and Chief Executive Officer;
Beverley A. Lepine, Chief Operating Officer;
Marguerite F. Nadeau, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Corporate and Legal Affairs.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Corinne Pohlmann, Vice-President of National Affairs;
Dan Kelly, Senior Vice-President of Legislative Affairs.
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies:
Charles Cirtwill, Executive Vice-President.
Canadian Labour Congress:
Barbara Byers, Executive Vice-President;
Andrew Jackson, Chief Economist.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:
Armine Yalnizyan, Senior Economist.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair
The Honourable Irving Gerstein, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Callbeck, Carignan, Chaput,*Cowan (or Tardif), De Bané, P.C., Dickson, Eggleton, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mitchell, Neufeld, Oliver, 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 Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Milne (October 7, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Oliver replaced the Honourable Senator Di Nino (October 7, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Milne replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (October 1, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (October 1, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (October 1, 2009).