Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 8 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 15, 2011

OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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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 Day, Eggleton, P.C., Finley, Gerstein, Marshall, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Peterson and Runciman (9).

In attendance: Édison Roy-César 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 Thursday, June 9, 2011, the committee continued its examination of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)

WITNESSES:

Public Service Commission of Canada:

Maria Barrados, President;

Hélène Laurendeau, Senior Vice-President, Policy Branch;

Elizabeth Murphy-Walsh, Vice-President, Audit and Data Services Branch.

At 9:34 a.m., Ms. Barrados made a statement and, together with Ms. Laurendeau and Ms. Murphy-Walsh, answered questions.

At 10:38 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:41 a.m., the committee resumed.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, November 3, 2011, the committee began its examination of the expenditures set out in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.

WITNESSES:

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Bill Matthews, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector;

Sally Thornton, Executive Director, Expenditure Operations and Estimates, Expenditure Management Sector;

Marcia Santiago, Senior Director, Expenditure Information Division;

Isabella Chan, Director, Expenditure Management Portfolio.

At 10:43 a.m., Mr. Matthews made a statement and, together with Ms. Thornton, Ms. Santiago and Ms. Chan, answered questions.

At 11:35 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Jodi Turner

Clerk of the Committee