Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 15 - Minutes of Proceedings - October 19, 2016

OTTAWA, Wednesday, October 19, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:48 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Larry Smith, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Cools, Eaton, Marshall, Mitchell, Neufeld, Pratte and Smith (9).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Maltais (1).

In attendance: Alex Smith 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 23, 2016, the committee continued its study on the federal government's multi-billion dollar infrastructure funding program. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 7.)

WITNESSES:

City of Yellowknife:

Mark Heyck, Mayor (by video conference).

City of Calgary:

Chima Nkemdirim, Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office (by video conference);

Brad Stevens, Deputy City Manager (by video conference).

City of Edmonton:

Don Iveson, Mayor.

City of London:

Matt Brown, Mayor;

Adam Thompson, Manager of Government and External Relations.

City of Vancouver:

Patrice Impey, Chief Financial Officer;

Jerry Dobrovolny, General Manager of Engineering Services.

Mr. Heyck, Mr. Nkemdirim and Mr. Stevens made statements and answered questions.

At 7:29 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 7:34 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Brown, Mr. Iveson and Ms. Impey made statements and, with Mr. Dobrovolny and Mr. Thompson, answered questions.

At 8:41 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay

Clerk of the Committee