Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Issue 1 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 21, 2013
OTTAWA, Thursday, November 21, 2013
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce met this day at 10:30 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Irving Gerstein, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Black, Campbell, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Maltais, Massicotte, Nancy Ruth, Ngo, Ringuette, Rivard and Tkachuk (12).
In attendance: Adriane Yong and Brett Stuckey, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Mona Ishack, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate of the Senate.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, the committee began its examination of the subject-matter of those elements contained in Divisions 2, 3, 9, and 13 of Part 3 of Bill C-4, a second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures.
WITNESSES:
Department of Finance Canada:
Jeremy Rudin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
James Wu, Chief, Financial Institutions Division;
Alexandra Dostal, Chief, Financial Sector Division;
Eleanor Ryan, Senior Chief, Financial Institutions Division;
Kevin Wright, Chief, Financial Markets Division;
Will Paterson, Senior Economist, Financial Markets Division;
Rachel Grasham, Chief, Financial Sector Division.
Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner:
Mary Dawson, Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner;
Lyne Robinson-Dalpé, Assistant Commissioner, Advisory and Compliance.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Rudin made a statement and, together with Ms. Dawson, Ms. Robinson-Dalpé, Mr. Wu, Ms. Dostal, Ms. Ryan, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paterson and Ms. Grasham, answered questions.
At 12:23 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Danielle Labonté
Clerk of the Committee