Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14
Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Issue No. 11
Fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh meetings on:
Subject-matter of Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 6, 2014 (morning meeting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 6, 2014 (afternoon meeting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 7, 2014 (morning meeting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 7, 2014 (afternoon meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 6, 2014 (morning meeting) (104K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 6, 2014 (afternoon meeting) (46K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 7, 2014 (morning meeting) (38K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 7, 2014 (afternoon meeting) (80K)
APPEARING
The Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance
WITNESSES
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 (morning meeting)
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:
Rosalba L'Orfano, Senior Director, Pension Policy and Stakeholder Relations;
Bayla Kolk, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pensions and Benefits Sector;
Deborah Weekes, Pension Policy Officer, Pension Policy and Programs;
Don Graham, Executive Director, Compensation and Labour Relations Sector;
Drew Heavens, Senior Director, Compensation and Labour Relations Sector;
Dennis Duggan, Senior Policy Analyst, Compensation and Labour Relations Sector.
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency:
Denise Frenette, Vice President, Finance and Corporate Services.
Finance Canada:
Soren Halverson, Senior Chief, Corporate Finance and Asset Management.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Tony Ritchie, Executive Director, Strategic Policy and International Affairs;
Nicolas McCandie Glustien, Manager, Legislative Affairs.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 (afternoon meeting)
Canadian Federation of Independent Business:
Monique Moreau, Director, National Affairs.
As an individual:
Ian Lee, Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 (afternoon meeting)
Ontario Provincial Police:
Paul Beesley, Detective Inspector, Anti-Rackets Branch (by video conference).
Canadian Bankers Association:
Darren Hannah, Acting Vice President, Policy and Operations.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 (evening meeting)
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:
Manon Brassard, Assistant Deputy Minister, Compensation and Labour Relations Sector;
Dennis Duggan, Senior Policy Analyst, Compensation and Labour Relations Sector;
Dora Benbaruk, Director and General Counsel.
Department of Finance Canada:
Brian Ernewein, General Director, Tax Policy Branch;
Nicolas Marion, Chief, Capital Markets and International Affairs;
Jeremy Rudin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch.
Employment and Social Development Canada:
Atiq Rahman, Director, Operational Policy and Research.
Industry Canada:
Philip Morrison, Senior Analyst, Marketplace Framework and Policy Branch.
Justice Canada:
France Pégeot, Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister;
Ann Chaplin, Senior General Counsel.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair
The Honourable Larry W. Smith, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bellemare, Buth, Callbeck, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Chaput, *Cowan (or Fraser), Eaton, Gerstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Mockler, Rivard
* 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 Gerstein replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (May 6, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Gerstein (May 6, 2014).