Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14
Chair: The Honourable IRVING GERSTEIN
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Issue No. 9
Second meeting on:
The present state of the domestic and international financial system
First meeting on:
The subject-matter of those elements contained in Parts 2, 3 and 4 and Divisions 2, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 19, 22, 24 and 25 of Part 6 of Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures
APPEARING
The Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance
WITNESSES
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Bank of Canada:
Stephen S. Poloz, Governor;
Tiff Macklem, Senior Deputy Governor.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Department of Finance Canada:
Brian Ernewein, General Director, Tax Policy Branch;
Toni Gravelle, General Director, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, GST Legislation;
Gervais Coulombe, Chief, Excise Policy, Sales Tax Division;
Dean Beyea, Director, International Trade Policy;
Patrick Halley, Chief, Trade and Tariff Policy;
Kevin Wright, Chief, Financial Markets Division;
David Smith, Senior Chief, Capital Markets Policy;
James Wu, Chief, Financial Institutions Analysis;
Michèle Legault, Senior Project Leader, Financial Institutions Division;
Michèle Govier, Chief, Trade Remedies and General Trade Relations.
Health Canada:
Suzy McDonald, Director General, Workplace Hazardous Materials Directorate;
Jason Wood, Director, Policy and Program Development, Workplace Hazardous Materials Directorate;
John Morales, Legal Counsel, Legal Services Unit.
Canada Revenue Agency:
Brian McCauley, Assistant Commissioner, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch.
Canada Border Services Agency:
Tammy Branch, General Director.
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada:
Colin Bird, Director, Softwood Lumber Divisions.
Bank of Canada:
Rob Turnbull, Special Counsel, Financial System.
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation:
Mark Maltais, Director, Treasury and Investment Management.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Irving Gerstein, Chair
The Honourable Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bellemare, Black, Campbell, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), *Cowan (or Fraser), Greene, Maltais, Massicotte, Ngo, Ringuette, Tkachuk
* 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 Rivard was removed from the membership of the committee, replacement pending (April 28, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Unger (April 14, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Poirier (April 14, 2014).