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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Issue No. 11

Seventh meeting on:

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

Sixth and seventh meetings on:

The study on the potential reasons for price discrepancies in respect of certain goods between Canada and the United States, given the value of the Canadian dollar and the effect of cross border shopping on the Canada economy

WITNESSES

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Office of the Auditor General of Canada:

Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada;

Jocelyne Therrien, Senior Principal, Parliamentary and International Relations.

Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada:

Mario Dion, Commissioner.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters:

Martin Lavoie, Director of Policy, Manufacturing Competitiveness and Innovation.

Option consommateurs:

Jean-François Vinet, Business Practices and Financial Services File Analyst (by video conference).

Public Interest Advocacy Centre:

Michael Janigan, Executive Director and General Counsel;

Janet Lo, Legal Counsel.

Consumers' Association of Canada:

Bruce Cran, President.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Canadian Federation of Independent Business:

Ted Mallett, Vice-President and Chief Economist (by video conference).

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Richard Neufeld, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Callbeck, *Cowan (or Tardif), Gerstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Maltais, Marshall, Martin, Nancy Ruth, Peterson, Ringuette, Runciman

* 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 Finley (February 8, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Buth (February 7, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (February 7, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (February 7, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (February 7, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (January 31, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Dickson (January 30, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C. (January 30, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (December 9, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator MacDonald (December 9, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Tardif (December 7, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Callbeck replaced the Honourable Senator Hubley (December 7, 2011).

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