THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:46 p.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Dagenais, Duncan, Forest, Galvez, Gignac, Loffreda, Marshall, Mockler, Pate, Shugart, P.C. and Smith (12).

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

APPEARING:

The Honourable Mona Fortier, P.C., M.P., President of the Treasury Board.

WITNESSES:

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Annie Boudreau, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector;

Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer;

Samantha Tattersall, Assistant Comptroller General, Acquired Services and Assets Sector;

Monia Lahaie, Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management Sector;

Stephen Burt, Chief Data Officer of Canada;

Jean-François Fleury, Assistant Deputy Minister, Research, Planning and Renewal;

Mireille Laroche, Assistant Deputy Minister, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer;

Rod Greenough, Executive Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates.

The minister made a statement and, together with Mireille Laroche, Annie Boudreau, Karen Cahill, Jean-François Fleury and Rod Greenough, answered questions.

At 8:13 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 8:16 p.m., the committee resumed.

Rod Greenough, Annie Boudreau, Karen Cahill and Jean-François Fleury answered questions.

At 8:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee