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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 18 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 10, 2012

OTTAWA, Thursday, May 10, 2012
(45)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 2 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Senator Joseph A. Day, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Buth, Callbeck, Day, Eaton, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Peterson, Ringuette, Rivard, Runciman and Smith (Saurel) (11).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator McCoy (1).

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, May 3, 2012, the committee continued its examination of the subject-matter of all of Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on April 26, 2012, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate.

WITNESSES:

Department of Finance Canada:

Lucia Di Primio, Chief, Excise Policy, Sales Tax Division;

Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division, GST Legislation;

Gordon Boissonneault, Senior Advisor, Economic Analysis and Forecasting Division, Demand and Labour Analysis;

Martine Lajoie, Chief, Transport and Corporate Analysis, Sectoral Policy Analysis;

Maxime Beaupré, Senior Economist, Sectoral Policy Analysis, Transport and Corporate Analysis;

Daniel MacDonald, Chief, CHT/CST and Northern Policy, Federal-Provincial Relations Division.

Treasury Board Secretariat

Nicholas Wise, Executive Director, Strategic Policy, Priorities and Planning;

Christiane Allard, Advisor, Strategic Policy, Priorities and Planning.

Ms. Di Primio and Mr. Mercille each made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Boissonneault made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Beaupré made a statement and, together with Ms. Lajoie, answered questions.

Mr. MacDonald made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Wise made a statement and, together with Ms. Allard, answered questions.

At 3:42 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Jodi Turner

Clerk of the Committee

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