Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 13 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 6, 2012

OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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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 Callbeck, Day, Finley, Gerstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Marshall, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ringuette and Runciman (10).

In attendance: Édison Roy-César and Sylvain Fleury, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; and Brigitte Lemay, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, the committee began its examination of the expenditures set out in the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.

WITNESSES:

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.

Mr. Matthews made a statement and, together with Ms. Thornton, Ms. Santiago and Mr. Sprecher, answered questions.

Mr. Tsang made a statement and, together with Mr. Paquette, Mr. Thompson, Mr. LeBrun, Ms. Stimpson, Ms. Jacovella and Maj.-Gen. Bertrand, answered questions.

At 11:38 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Jodi Turner

Clerk of the Committee