Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Issue 37 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 24, 2013
OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:45 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Buth, Callbeck, Chaput, Day, De Bané, P.C., Gerstein, McInnis, Smith (Saurel), Tannas and Wallace (11).
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:
Industry Canada:
Iain Stewart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Sector;
Susan Bincoletto, Chief Financial Officer;
Johanne Bernard, Director General, Resource Planning and Investments Branch.
Shared Services Canada:
Gina Rallis, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services;
Benoît Long, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Transformation, Service Strategy and Design.
Ms. Bincoletto made a statement and, together with Mr. Stewart and Ms. Bernard, answered questions.
At 7:50 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 7:52 p.m., the committee resumed.
Ms. Rallis made a statement and, together with Mr. Long, answered questions.
At 8:45 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Jodi Turner
Clerk of the Committee