Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Issue 20 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 30, 2012 - Evening meeting
OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 6:45 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, Gerstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Maltais, Marshall, Nancy Ruth, Peterson, Ringuette, Runciman and Smith (Saurel) (12).
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:
Public Safety Canada:
Suzanne Brisebois, Director General, Policy and Operations, PBC.
Transport Canada:
Louise Laflamme, Chief, Marine Policy and Regulatory Affairs;
Janet Kavanagh, Director, Port Policy.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:
Anthony Giles, Director General, Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace Information Directorate;
Alwyn Child, Director General, Program Development and Guidance Directorate.
Environment Canada:
Lawrence Hanson, Director General, Strategic Policy Directorate;
Maxime Lessard-Lachance, Policy Analyst, Policy Integration.
Ms. Brisebois made a statement and answered questions.
Ms. Laflamme and Ms. Kavanagh each made a statement and answered questions.
Mr. Giles made a statement and answered questions.
Ms. Hanson made a statement and, together with Mr. Lessard-Lachance, answered questions.
Mr. Child made a statement and answered questions.
At 8:55 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Jodi Turner
Clerk of the Committee