THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 9:01 a.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Dagenais, Duncan, Gignac, Loffreda, Marshall, Mockler, Pate and Smith (8).

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 Tuesday, March 7, 2023, the committee continued its examination of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.

WITNESSES:

Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer:

Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer;

Robert Behrend, Director, Fiscal Analysis;

Kaitlyn Vanderwees, Analyst.

Yves Giroux made a statement and, together with Kaitlyn Vanderwees, answered questions.

At 10:43 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee