THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:45 p.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the deputy chair, the Honourable Éric Forest, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Boehm, Bovey, Forest, Galvez, Pate, Patterson (Ontario) and Smith (8).

Participating in the meeting: Shaowei Pu and Sylvain Fleury, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, the committee continued its examination of matters relating to federal estimates generally and other financial matters.

WITNESSES:

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Annie Boudreau, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector;

Rod Greenough, Executive Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates;

Andres Velez-Guerra, Senior Director, Policy on Results and Engagement Unit;

Monia Lahaie, Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management Sector;

Diane Peressini, Executive Director, Government Accounting Policy & Reporting, Financial Management Sector.

Annie Boudreau made a statement and, together with Monia Lahaie and Diane Peressini, answered questions.

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

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee