Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12
Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Issue No. 29
Fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh meetings on:
Subject-matter of all of Bill C-45, A second 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 October 18, 2012
- Minutes of Proceedings - November 20, 2012
- Minutes of Proceedings - November 21, 2012 (afternoon meeting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - November 21, 2012 (evening meeting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - November 22, 2012
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 20, 2012 (123K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 21, 2012 (afternoon meeting) (103K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 21, 2012 (evening meeting) (88K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 22, 2012 (92K)
WITNESSES
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Transport Canada:
Sylvain Lachance, Executive Director, Regulatory Services and Quality Assurance;
Julie Gascon, Director, Design, Equipment and Boating Safety.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:
Marianna Giordano, Director, CPP Policy and Legislation;
Cassandra Iwankow, Director, Policy;
Charles Philippe Rochon, Manager, Labour Law Analysis.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada:
Michel Montambeault, Director, Canada Pensions Plan/Old Age Security.
Justice Canada:
Adair Crosby, Senior Counsel/Deputy Director, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 (afternoon meeting)
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:
Pierre Meunier, Manager, Policy;
Mireille Laroche, Director General, EI Policy.
Health Canada:
Suzy McDonald, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch.
Canada Revenue Agency:
Ray Cuthbert, Director, CPP/EI Rulings Division.
Department of Finance Canada:
Tamara Miller, Chief, Labour Markets, Employment and Learning;
Ling Wang, Chief, Housing Finance Review.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada:
Maia Welbourne, Director, Document and Visa Policy.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 (evening meeting)
Canadian Association for Community Living:
Brendon Pooran, Lawyer, Board of Community Living York South.
Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN):
Maggie Vilvang, Executive Director (by video conference);
Joel Crocker, Director of Future Planning (by video conference).
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters:
Martin Lavoie, Director of Policy, Manufacturing Competitiveness and Innovation.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Lloyd's Register Canada Limited:
Barry M. Shepherd, Marine Manager Central and Eastern Canada: Great Lakes, Quebec and Atlantic Canada.
Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission:
Rita Coshan, Chair, Council of Governors (by video conference).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair
The Honourable Larry W. Smith, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bellemare, Buth, Callbeck, Chaput, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dawson, Enverga, Finley, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Nancy Ruth, Ringuette, Runciman
* Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Enverga replaced the Honourable Senator McInnis (November 22, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (November 22, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Ringuette replaced the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (November 22, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Runciman replaced the Honourable Senator Gerstein (November 22, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Enverga (November 22, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Gerstein replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (November 22, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (November 21, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Enverga replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (November 21, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (November 21, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (November 20, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Gerstein (November 20, 2012).