THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 3:06 p.m., in room C128, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Forest, Galvez, Gignac, Kingston, Loffreda, MacAdam, Marshall, Mockler, Pate, Ross and Smith (11).

Participating in the meeting: Shaowei Pu and André Léonard, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Monday, February 26, 2024, the committee began its examination of the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.

WITNESSES:

Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer:

Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer;

Jill Giswold, Senior Analyst;

Kaitlyn Vanderwees, Analyst.

Yvon Giroux made a statement and, together with Jill Giswold, answered questions.

At 4:29 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee