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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Issue No. 3

Second meeting on:
The study of the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012

and

First meeting on:
Bill C-3, An Act to implement certain provisions of the 2011 budget as updated on June 6, 2011

APPEARING

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Honourable Ted Menzies, P.C., M.P., Minister of State (Finance);

Shelly Glover, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance.

WITNESSES

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation:

Karen Kinsley, President;

Marc Joyal, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer;

Sharon Matthews, Vice-President, Assisted Housing.

Natural Resources Canada:

Mark Corey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Sector;

Brian Gray, Assistant Deputy Minister, Earth Science Sector;

Dave McCauley, Director, Uranium and Radioactive Waste Division;

Martin Bergmann, Director, Polar Continental Shelf Program;

Doug Metcalfe, Senior Manager, Nuclear Legacy Liabilities.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Department of Finance Canada:

Gerard Lalonde, Director, Tax Policy Branch;

Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division;

Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, GST Legislation, Sales Tax Division;

Lucia Di Primio, Chief, Excise Policy, Sales Tax Division;

Bruno Rodrigue, Chief, Income Security;

Elisha Ram, Director, Microeconomic Policy Analysis, Economic Development and Corporate Finance;

Douglas Nevison, Director, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch;

Gina Clark, Policy Analyst, Labour Markets, Employment and Learning;

Diane Lafleur, General Director, Financial Sector Policy Branch;

Ling Wang, Executive Advisor, Financial Institutions Division;

Tom McGirr, Chief, Equalization and TFF Policy;

Michèle Legault, Senior Project Leader, Financial Institutions Division;

Alexandra J. Dostal, Chief, Financial Sector Stability Section;

Jean-François Girard, Senior Project Leader, Financial Sector Policy Branch.

Treasury Board of Canada:

Gonzague Guéranger, Acting Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management Sector;

Peter O'Callaghan, Senior Analyst, Financial Management Sector.

Privy Council Office:

Stefan Matiation, Senior Privy Council Officer, Machinery of Governemnt

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

Nathalie Martel, Director, OAS Policy;

Annette Vermaeten, Manager, OAS Policy;

Marc LeBrun, Director General, Canada Student Loans Program.

Transport Canada:

Sylvain Lachance, Executive Director, Regulatory Services and Quality Assurance;

Kevin Monahan, Project Manager, Regulatory Services and Quality Assurance.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Irving Gerstein, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Callbeck, *Cowan (or Tardif), Eaton, Eggleton, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Manning, Mockler, Murray, P.C., Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ringuette, Rivard

* 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 Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Runciman (June 22, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (June 22, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Dickson (June 22, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (June 22, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Ringuette replaced the Honourable Senator Cordy (June 22, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Wallace (June 21, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Cordy replaced the Honourable Senator Ringuette (June 20, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (June 20, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Seidman (June 17, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (June 17, 2011).

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

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