Past Session:

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12-13

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Issue No. 40

Third and fourth meetings on:
The subject-matter of Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on April 29, 2013

APPEARING

The Honourable James M. Flaherty, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance

WITNESSES

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Industry Canada:

Raquel Fragoso-Peters, Director, Policy and Liaison;

Tim Stupich, Director, Science Partnerships Team;

Paul Halucha, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch;

Matt Dooley, Senior Policy Analyst, Investment, Insolvency, Competition and Corporate Policy Directorate.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation:

Debra Darke, Executive Director, Assisted Housing, Community Development.

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada:

Diane Cofsky, Director, Program Directorate.

Environment Canada:

Mary Taylor, Director, Habitat Conservation Management.

Health Canada:

Helen McElroy, Acting Director, Health Human Resources Policy Directorate;

Julie Lachance, Senior Policy Analyst, Palliative and Continuing Care.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

Nancy Milroy-Swainson, Director General, Office for Disability Issues.

Department of Finance Canada:

Nicolas Marion, Chief, Markets and International Affairs;

Allan Prochazka, Senior Analyst, Securities Policies Division;

David Tousignant, Policy Analyst, Income Security.

Canada Revenue Agency:

Ray Cuthbert, Director, Director's Office.

Veterans Affairs Canada:

Bernard Butler, Director General, Policy and Research.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

Philippe Massé, Director, Temporary Resident Policy and Program;

André Baril, Director, Asylum Policy and Programs;

Karine Paré, Director, Cost Management.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

Frank Vermaeten, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch;

Alexis Conrad, Director General, Program Policy, Planning and Coordination.

Ms. Fragoso-Peters made a statement and answered questions.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Department of Finance Canada:

Dean Beyea, Director, International Trade Policy;

Sean Keenan, Director, Tax Policy.

Industry Canada:

Raquel Fragoso-Peters, Director, Policy and Liaison.

Infrastructure Canada:

Sébastien Badour, Principal Advisor, Policy and Communications, Policy and Planning.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

Alexandra Hiles, Project Lead, Citizenship Modernization;

Karine Paré, Director, Cost Management;

Caroline Melis, Director General, Operational Management and Coordination.

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission:

Jason K. Cameron, Director General, Strategic Planning Directorate;

Michael Albert, Director, Corporate Planning Division.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

Graham Shantz, Director General, North Asia.

Canadian International Development Agency:

Tobias Nussbaum, Director General, Strategic Policy Directorate.

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), De Bané, P.C., Eaton, Gerstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Marshall, McInnis

* 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 Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Batters (May 22, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Batters replaced the Honourable Senator Black (May 21, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Marshall was added to the membership of the committee (May 21, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Oliver (May 9, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (May 9, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (May 9, 2013).

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