Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 36 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 17, 2013

OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:46 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Black, Buth, Callbeck, Chaput, Day, De Bané, P.C., Duffy, Gerstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., McInnis, and Smith (Saurel) (12).

In attendance: Édison Roy-César and Sylvain Fleury, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, the committee continued its examination of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 34.)

WITNESSES:

Canadian Heritage:

Nada Semaan, Associate Deputy Minister;

Robert Hertzog, Director General, Financial Management Branch, Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs.

Canadian Space Agency:

Marie-Claude Guérard, Chief Financial Officer.

National Research Council Canada:

Michel A. Piché, Vice President, Corporate Management & Chief Financial Officer;

Gail E. McLellan, Director General, Finance Branch;

Bogdan Ciobanu, Vice President, Industrial Research Assistance Program.

Ms. Semaan made a statement and, together with Mr. Hertzog, answered questions.

Ms. Guérard made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Piché made a statement and, together with Ms. McLellan and Mr. Ciobanu, answered questions.

At 8:45 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Kevin Pittman

Acting Clerk of the Committee