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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 19 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 16, 2012 - Afternoon meeting

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 4 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Buth, Callbeck, Day, Eaton, Gerstein, Hervieux- Payette, P.C., Nancy Ruth, Peterson, Ringuette, Runciman and Smith (Saurel) (11).

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. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 18.)

WITNESSES:

Department of Finance Canada:

Ian Wright, Chief, Financial Markets Division;

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

Jonathan Roy, Senior Policy Analyst, Social Policy, Health/Justice/Culture.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

Sean Landry, Director, Fish Population Science;

Nigel Harrison, Manager, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs.

Public Safety Canada:

John Davies, Director General, National Security Policy, PS;

Darryl Hirsch, Senior Policy Analyst, Intelligence Policy and Coordination, PS.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

Chief Superintendent Gilles Moreau, Director General, HR Transformation.

Mr. Moreau made a statement and, together with Mr. Roy, answered questions.

Mr. Davies made a statement and, together with Mr. Hirsch, answered questions.

Mr. Wright made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. MacDonald made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Harrison made a statement and, together with Mr. Landry, answered questions.

At 6:00 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Jodi Turner

Clerk of the Committee

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