Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16
Chair: The Honourable DAVID TKACHUK
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Issue No. 3
Second, third and fourth meetings:
Study on the issues pertaining to internal barriers to trade
and
Fifth, sixth and seventh meetings:
Study on the present state of the domestic and international financial system
INCLUDING:
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(The Fluctuating Canadian Dollar: What It Means for Canadians)
- Minutes of Proceedings - March 9, 2016
- Minutes of Proceedings - March 10, 2016
- Minutes of Proceedings - March 24, 2016
- Third Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 9, 2015
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 10, 2016
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 24, 2016
WITNESSES
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Statistics Canada:
James Tebrake, Director General, Macroeconomic Accounts Branch;
Ziad Ghanem, Director, Industry Accounts Division.
Public Services and Procurement Canada:
Brenda Constantine, Acting Director General, Policy, Risk, Integrity and Strategic Management Sector;
Desmond Gray, Director General, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises and Strategic Engagement.
Thursday, March 10, 2016
As an individual:
Dan Albas, Member of Parliament for Central Okanagan—Similkameen— Nicola;
Jack Mintz, President's Fellow, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary (by video conference).
Thursday, March 24, 2016
AdvantageBC International Business Centre Vancouver:
Colin Hansen, President and CEO.
Business Council of Canada:
Brian Kingston, Vice President, Fiscal and International Issues.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:
Scott Sinclair, Director, Trade and Investment Research Project.
Macdonald-Laurier Institute:
Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director;
Sean Speer, Senior Fellow.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable David Tkachuk, Chair
The Honourable Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bellemare, Black, Campbell, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Enverga, Greene, Massicotte, Ringuette, Smith (Saurel), Tannas
*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 Maltais was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (March 16, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (March 4, 2016).