Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 84 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 5, 2018 (6 p.m. meeting)

OTTAWA, Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:45 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Boehm, Deacon (Ontario), Forest, Forest-Niesing, Klyne, Mockler and Pratte (8).

In attendance: Alex Smith and Shaowei Pu, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, the committee continued its study of Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 83.) (Topic: Part 4, Division 9: Gender budgeting)

WITNESSES:

As an individual:

Kathleen Lahey, Professor and Queen's National Scholar, Faculty of Law, Queen's University.

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada:

Samantha Michaels, Senior Policy Advisor.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Lahey and Ms. Michaels each made a statement and answered questions.

At 7:45 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 7:48 p.m., the committee resumed.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, the committee continued its study of Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 83.) (Topic: Part 4, Division 18: Department for Women and Gender Equality)

WITNESSES:

As an individual:

Sarah Kaplan, Distinguished Professor and Director, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (by video conference).

YWCA Canada:

Maya Roy, Chief Executive Officer.

Oxfam Canada:

Diana Sarosi, Senior Policy Advisor.

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women:

Jacqueline Neapole, Executive Director.

Ms. Kaplan, Ms. Roy, Ms. Sarosi and Ms. Neapole each made a statement and answered questions.

At 8:43 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee