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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, November 22, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Issue No. 9

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

and

First and second meetings on:
Bill C-13, An Act to implement certain provisions of the 2011 budget as updated on June 6, 2011 and other measures

APPEARING

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

WITNESSES

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

Alfred Tsang, Chief Financial Officer;

Kathryn McDade, Assistant Deputy Minister, Learning Branch;

Louis Beauséjour, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch;

Nancy Milroy-Swainson, Director General, Office for Disability Issues;

Ron Meighan, Director General, Benefits Processing, Service Canada.

Canadian International Development Agency:

David Moloney, Executive Vice-President;

Sue Stimpson, Chief Financial Officer;

Leslie Norton, Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance Directorate.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Department of Finance Canada:

Mark Hodgson, Senior Policy Analyst, Labour Markets, Employment and Learning;

Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division;

Gérard Lalonde, Director, Tax Legislation;

Patrick Halley, Chief, Tariffs and Market Access.

Canada Border Services Agency:

Steven Bell, Senior Program Advisor, Commercial Border Programs Division;

Wendy Guard, Manager, Postal and Courier LVS Programs Unit.

Canada Revenue Agency:

Ray Cuthbert, Director, Legislative Policy Directorate;

Blair Hammond, Manager, International Policy and Regulations Section.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

Colin Bird, Director, Softwood Lumber;

François Rivest, Director, Softwood Lumber Controls Division.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

Mireille Laroche, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy;

Atiq Rahman, Director, Research and Knowledge Development;

David Swol, Director General, Canada Education Savings Program.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Department of Finance Canada:

Maxime Beaupré, Senior Economist, Transport and Corporate Analysis;

Roger Charland, Senior Chief, Securities Regulation, Intergovernmental Issues and Enforcement;

Mark Hodgson, Senior Policy Analyst, Labour Markets, Employment and Learning;

Bruno Rodrigue, Chief, Income Security;

Martin Marcone, Legal Counsel, General Legal Services;

Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division.

Infrastructure Canada:

Sebastian Badour, Principal Advisor, Policy and Priorities Directorate.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

Lenore Duff, Senior Director, Strategic Policy and Legislative Reform;

Mary Pichette, Director General, Canada Pension Plan Disability Directorate;

Irwin Bess, Acting Senior Director, Policy Analysis and Initiatives.

Privy Council Office:

Patrick Hill, Assistant Director, Legal Operations;

Matthew Lynch, Director, Democratic Reform;

Frédéric St-Martin, Policy Advisor, Democratic Reform.

Department of Justice Canada:

Judith Bellis, General Counsel and Director, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy;

Catherine McKinnon, Senior Counsel, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy.

Canada Revenue Agency:

Ray Cuthbert, Director, Legislative Policy Directorate.

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Mary Anne Stevens, Director, Policy and Legislation (Values and Ethics);

Joan Arnold, Senior Director, Legislation, Authorities and Litigation Management;

Mariane Small, Senior Advisor, Pensions Legislation Department.

Veterans Affairs Canada:

Janice Burke, Acting Director, Program Policy Directorate;

Louise Hayes, Senior Policy Advisor, Cabinet and Legislative Affairs.

Transport Canada:

Kash Ram, Director General, Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation;

Kim Benjamin, Director, Road Safety Programs;

Eric Cragg, Senior Road Safety Policy Advisor, Road Safety Programs;

Linda Wilson, Counsel, Legal Services.

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, Nancy Ruth, Peterson, Plett, Ringuette, Rivard, Runciman, Stratton

* 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 Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (November 29, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Dickson (November 29, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (November 29, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (November 29, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (November 29, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Meighen (November 29, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (November 28, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Meighen replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (November 28, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (November 28, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (November 25, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Dickson (November 22, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (November 22, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Dickson (November 21, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (November 17, 2011).

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