THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 3:02 p.m., in room W120, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Bovey, Duncan, Galvez, Gignac, Loffreda, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion, Pate and Smith (11).
Participating in the meeting: Tracy Amendola, Administrative Assistant, Committees Directorate; Shaowei Pu and Sylvain Fleury, analysts, Library of Parliament.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, November 17, 2022, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022.
WITNESSES (by videoconference):
Department of Finance Canada:
Pierre Mercille, Director General, Sales Tax Legislation;
Gregory Smart, Expert Advisor, Sales Tax Division;
Jack Glick, Senior Advisor, Sales Tax Division;
Robert Ives, Senior Advisor, Sales Tax Division;
Anne David, Director, Asset Management, Crown Investment and Asset Management;
Gina Clark, Director, International Finance Section.
Canadian Space Agency:
Jason Wood, Executive Director, Space Exploration and Space Industry Policy.
Employment and Social Development Canada:
Vincent Côté, Senior Policy Analyst, Federal Workers’ Compensation Service, Labour Program;
Ourania Moschopoulos, Acting Director, Policy, Federal Workers’ Compensation Service, Labour Program;
Erin Hetherington, Director of Policy, Canada Student Financial Assistance Program.
Jack Glick, Robert Ives, Anne David and Gina Clark each made a statement and, together with Pierre Mercille, Jason Wood and Erin Hetherington, answered questions.
At 4:49 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Mireille K. Aubé
Clerk of the Committee