Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 96 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 28, 2019 (afternoon meeting)

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 28, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 1:32 p.m., room W120, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Campbell, Day, Deacon (Ontario), Dean, Duncan, Eaton, Forest-Niesing, Klyne, Marshall and Mockler (10).

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 Thursday, May 2, 2019, the committee continued its study of the subject matter of all of Bill C-97, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019 and other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 95.)

WITNESSES:

As an individual:

Ian Lee, Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University.

CARP (Canadian Association for Retired Persons):

Laura Tamblyn Watts, Chief Public Policy Officer (by video conference).

Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS):

Andrea Robertson, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Wendy Beauchesne, Executive Vice President, Foundation.

At 1:32 p.m., the chair made an opening statement.

At 1:34 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 1:38 p.m., the committee resumed.

Professor Lee and Ms. Watts each made a statement and answered questions.

At 2:34 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:37 p.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Robertson made a statement and, with Ms. Beauchesne, answered questions.

At 3:01 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee