Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Issue No. 13

Tenth meeting 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

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

First meeting on:
The study of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings - February 28, 2012
• Minutes of Proceedings - March 6, 2012
• Minutes of Proceedings - March 7, 2012
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 28, 2012 (100K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 6, 2012 (114K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 7, 2012 (100K)

WITNESSES

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Canadian Apparel Federation:

Bob Kirke, Executive Director.

As individuals:

Robert Silver, President, Western Glove Works;

Oliver Morante, Chief Executive Officer, John Forsyth Shirt Company Ltd.;

Susana Stroll, President, Tess Sportswear Ltd. and Les Modes Sportives Valia Ltée;

René St-Amant, President, Empire Shirt.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Treasury Board of Canada:

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;

Darryl Sprecher, Director, Expenditure Management Portfolio.

National Defence:

Major-General Robert Bertrand, Director General, Financial Management;

Canadian International Development Agency:

Sue Stimpson, Chief Financial Officer;

Diane Jacovella, Vice-President, Multilateral and Global Programs Branch.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

Alfred Tsang, Chief Financial Officer;

Jacques Paquette, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Branch;

Paul Thompson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Processing and Payment Services Branch, Service Canada;

Marc LeBrun, Director General, Canada Student Loans.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Treasury Board of Canada:

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;

Darryl Sprecher, Director, Expenditure Management Portfolio.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Irving Gerstein, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

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

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (March 7, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (March 1, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Runciman replaced the Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) (February 28, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (February 28, 2012).