Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Issue 15 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, October 27, 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, Carignan, Day, Di Nino, Dickson, Eggleton, P.C., Gerstein, Mitchell, Neufeld and Ringuette (10).
In attendance: Jean-François Nadeau and Sylvain Fleury, 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, March 3, 2009, the committee continued 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, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)
WITNESSES:
Statistics Canada:
Grant Schellenberg, Senior Analyst, Social Analysis Division;
Ted Wannell, Assistant Director, Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:
Dominique La Salle, Acting Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Branch.
Service Canada:
Philip Clarke, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Branch.
Towers Perrin:
James Pierlot, Senior Consultant;
Steve Bonnar, Principal.
C.D. Howe Institute:
Alexandre Laurin, Senior Policy Analyst.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Schellenberg and Mr. La Salle each made a statement and, together with Mr. Wannell and Mr. Clarke, answered questions.
At 10:33 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10:38 a.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Laurin, Mr. Pierlot and Mr. Bonnar each made a statement and, together, answered questions.
At 11:36 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 6:33 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Carignan, Day, Di Nino, Dickson, Eggleton, P.C., Gerstein, Mitchell and Ringuette (9).
In attendance: Jean-François Nadeau and Sylvain Fleury, 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, March 3, 2009, the committee continued 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, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)
WITNESSES:
Business Development Bank of Canada:
Paul Buron, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer;
Paula Cruikshank, Vice-President, Securitization.
Department of Finance Canada:
Wayne Foster, Director, Financial Markets Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
Marie-Josée Lambert, Chief, Domestic Debt Management Section, Financial Markets Division;
Benoit Robidoux, General Director, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Buron, Ms. Cruikshank and Mr. Foster each made a statement and, together with Ms. Lambert, answered questions.
At 7:40 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 7:43 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Robidoux made a statement and answered questions.
At 8:44 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Adam Thompson
Clerk of the Committee