Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14
Chair: The Honourable IRVING GERSTEIN
Thursday, September 18, 2014 (in camera)
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Issue No. 14
Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)
and
Ninth and tenth meetings on:
The use of digital currency
and
Third meeting on:
Bill S-202, An Act to amend the Payment Card Networks Act
(credit card acceptance fees)
WITNESSES
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Visa Canada Corporation:
Derek Colfer, Head of Technology and Innovation;
Robert Livingston, President;
Brian Weiner, Vice President, Product and Strategy.
MasterCard:
Sherri Haymond, Senior Vice President, Digital Channel Engagement, Emerging Payments;
Jason Davies, Head of Emerging Payments, Canada;
Don Lebeuf, Head of Customer Delivery, Canada.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Bitcoin Embassy:
Francis Pouliot, Director of Public Affairs.
Bitcoin Alliance of Canada:
Stuart Hoegner, General Counsel;
Michael Perklin, Director.
Bitcoin Foundation Canada:
Jillian Friedman, Legal Officer;
Guillaume Babin-Tremblay, Treasurer.
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, Massicotte, Ringuette, Rivard, Tannas, 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 replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (September 30, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (September 18, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (September 17, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Ngo (September 12, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (June 19, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Unger (June 19, 2014).