Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Issue No. 2

Second and third meetings on:

The study of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012

• Minutes of Proceedings - morning sitting
• Minutes of Proceedings - afternoon sitting
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - morning sitting (70K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - afternoon sitting (66K)

WITNESSES

Thursday, June 16, 2011 — morning sitting

Office of the Procurement Ombudsman:

Frank Brunetta, Procurement Ombudsman.

Public Works and Government Services Canada:

Normand Masse, Director General, Services and Technology Acquisition Management Sector;

Alain Vauclair, Director General, Policy Risk, Integrity and Strategic Management Sector.

Thursday, June 16, 2011 — afternoon sitting

Office of the Veterans Ombudsman:

Guy Parent, Veterans Ombudsman;

Diane Guilmet-Harris, Legal Advisor.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Irving Gerstein, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Callbeck, *Cowan (or Tardif), Eggleton, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Marshall, Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Runciman, Seidman

* 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 Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (June 16, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Mitchell replaced the Honourable Senator Moore (June 16, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (June 16, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (June 16, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Seidman replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (June 16, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (June 15, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (June 15, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Moore replaced the Honourable Senator Ringuette (June 15, 2011).