Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2010
Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY
Monday, June 28, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Issue No. 13
Thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth meetings on:
Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 28, 2010 (200K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 29, 2010 - Morning meeting (104K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 29, 2010 - Afternoon meeting (81K)
WITNESSES:
Monday, June 28, 2010
Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors:
David Wilkes, Senior Vice-President, Trade and Business Development.
Retail Council of Canada:
Terrance Oakey, Vice-President, Federal Government Relations.
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada:
Ursula Menke, Commissioner;
John Rossi, Director, Compliance and Enforcement Branch.
Fasken Martineau:
Ross Gascho, Partner.
Common Front for Retirement Security:
Dan Braniff, Founder;
Bernard Dussault, Technical Adviser.
As an individual:
Paul McCrossan.
Air Canada Council of Unions:
Captain Craig Blandford, Chair, Pilots Pension Committee;
Leslie Dias, President, Canadian Auto Workers, Local 2002.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 (morning meeting)
McDougall Gauley LLP:
Joseph Dierker, Associate.
Credit Union Central of Canada:
David Phillips, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 (afternoon meeting)
Canadian Cancer Society:
Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst.
Direct Sellers Association of Canada:
Jack Millar, Member, Board of Directors, and Chair, GST Leaders Forum.
GST Leaders Forum:
Danny Cisterna, Member.
Mouvement d'éducation et de défense des actionnaires:
Claude Béland, President.
Desjardins Group:
Bernard Brun, Director, Government Relations.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair
The Honourable Irving Gerstein, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:Chaput, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dickson, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Marshall, Martin, Mitchell, Moore, Murray, P.C., Ringuette, Runciman, Wallace
* 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 Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (June 29, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (June 29, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Callbeck (June 29, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Mitchell replaced the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C. (June 29, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Callbeck replaced the Honourable Senator Mitchell (June 28, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Mitchell replaced the Honourable Senator Callbeck (June 28, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (June 28, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Moore replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (June 28, 2010).