Studies & Bills

Studies & Bills	Date Referred	Session	note	note
Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on April 29, 2013	(2013-06-13)	41-1
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 9:36 AM
The expenditures set out in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014	(2013-05-23)	41-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 9:30 AM Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 6:45 PM Johanne Bernard, Director General, Resource Planning and Investments Branch (Industry Canada) Susan Bincoletto, Chief Financial Officer (Industry Canada) Pamela D'Eon, Director General, Planning and Resource Management (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Judy Dezell, Manager, Gas Tax Implementation Project (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) Anik Dupont, Director General, Specific Claims Branch (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Susan MacGowan, Chief Financial Officer (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Iain Stewart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Sector (Industry Canada) Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 9:30 AM Steve Halpenny, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited) Jonathan Lundy, Vice President, Chief Legal Officer (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited) Bill Matthews, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Dave Neville, Senior Director, Financial Assistance Programs (Public Safety Canada) Gary Robertson, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Branch (Public Safety Canada) Marcia Santiago, Senior Director, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Sally Thornton, Executive Director, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
Bill S-217, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (borrowing of money)	(2013-05-21)	41-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 6:50 PM Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 6:45 PM Peter Devries, Consultant on Fiscal Affairs (As an individual) Wayne Foster, Director, Financial Markets Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Marie-Josée Lambert, Chief, Domestic Debt Management Policy, Financial Sector Policy Division (Department of Finance Canada) The Honourable Wilfred P. Moore, sponsor of the bill (Senate of Canada) Ron Morrow, Chief, Funds Management and Banking Department (Bank of Canada) Lori Turnbull, Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University (As an individual)
The subject-matter of Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on April 29, 2013	(2013-05-02)	41-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 9:30 AM Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 2:00 PM Jack Mintz, Director and Palmer Chair in Public Policy (University of Calgary School of Public Policy) Gary Rogers, Vice President, Financial Policy (Credit Union Central of Canada) Ron Sanderson, Director, Policyholder Taxation and Pensions (Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.) Carmel Smyth, National President (Canadian Media Guild) Frank Swedlove, President (Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.) Jeanne D'Arc Umurungi, Director of Communications (Canadian Media Guild) Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 6:45 PM Johanne Bernard, Director General, Resource Planning and Investments Branch (Industry Canada) Susan Bincoletto, Chief Financial Officer (Industry Canada) Pamela D'Eon, Director General, Planning and Resource Management (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Judy Dezell, Manager, Gas Tax Implementation Project (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) Anik Dupont, Director General, Specific Claims Branch (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Susan MacGowan, Chief Financial Officer (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Iain Stewart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Sector (Industry Canada) Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 2:00 PM Ron Bonnett, President (Canadian Federation of Agriculture) James Laws, Executive Director (Canadian Meat Council) Mike Moffatt, Economist (As an individual) Karen Proud, Vice President, Federal Government Relations (Retail Council of Canada) Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 2:33 PM Fiona Cook, Director, Business and Economics (Chemistry Industry Association of Canada) Karl Flecker, National Director of Anti-Racism and Human Rights Department (Canadian Labour Congress) Martin Lavoie, Director of Policy, Manufacturing Competitiveness and Innovation (Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters) Christopher Smillie, Senior Advisor, Government Relations and Public Affairs (Building Construction Trades Department) Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 6:46 PM Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst (Canadian Cancer Society) Laura Eggertson, President (Adoption Council of Canada) Neil Pierce, President, Alberta and Northwest Division (Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada) Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 2:00 PM Louise Atkins, Director, Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Directorate (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Sébastien Badour, Principal Advisor, Policy and Communications, Policy and Planning (Infrastructure Canada) David Belovich, Senior Director, Strategic Non-Core Public Administration Compensation Management (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Ross Ezzeddin, Director, Sector Policy Analysis, Economic Development and Corporate Finance (Department of Finance Canada) Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 9:30 AM David Belovich, Senior Director, Strategic Non-Core Public Administration Compensation Management (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Soren Halverson, Senior Chief, Corporate Finance and Asset Management (Department of Finance Canada) Janet Kavanagh, Director, Ports Policy (Transport Canada) Christian Laverdure, Acting Director General, Policy, Risk, Integrity and Strategic Management Sector (Public Works and Government Services Canada) Denis Racine, Executive Director, Major Events and Celebrations (Heritage Canada) Eric Ward, Director of Strategic Policy (Privy Council Office) Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 6:47 PM The Honourable James M. Flaherty, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance (As an Individual) Michael Albert, Director, Corporate Planning Division (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) Sébastien Badour, Principal Advisor, Policy and Communications, Policy and Planning (Infrastructure Canada) Dean Beyea, Director, International Trade Policy (Department of Finance Canada) Jason K. Cameron, Director General, Strategic Planning Directorate (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) Raquel Fragoso-Peters, Director, Policy and Liaison (Industry Canada) Alexandra Hiles, Project Lead, Citizenship Modernization (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) Sean Keenan, Director, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Caroline Melis, Director General, Operational Management and Coordination (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) Tobias Nussbaum, Director General, Strategic Policy Directorate (Canadian International Development Agency) Karine Paré, Director, Cost Management (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) Graham Shantz, Director General, North Asia (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada) Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 1:01 PM André Baril, Director, Asylum Policy and Programs (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) Bernard Butler, Director General, Policy and Research (Veterans Affairs Canada) Diane Cofsky, Director, Program Directorate (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Alexis Conrad, Director General, Program Policy, Planning and Coordination (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) Ray Cuthbert, Director, Director's Office (Canada Revenue Agency) Debra Darke, Executive Director, Assisted Housing, Community Development (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) Matt Dooley, Senior Policy Analyst, Investment, Insolvency, Competition and Corporate Policy Directorate (Industry Canada) Raquel Fragoso-Peters, Director, Policy and Liaison (Industry Canada) Paul Halucha, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch (Industry Canada) Julie Lachance, Senior Policy Analyst, Palliative and Continuing Care (Health Canada) Nicolas Marion, Chief, Capital Markets and International Affairs (Department of Finance Canada) Philippe Massé, Director, Temporary Resident Policy and Program (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) Helen McElroy, Acting Director, Health Human Resources Policy Directorate (Health Canada) Nancy Milroy-Swainson, Director General, Office for Disability Issues (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) Karine Paré, Director, Cost Management (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) Allan Prochazka, Senior Analyst, Securities Policies Division (Department of Finance Canada) Tim Stupich, Director, Science Partnerships Team (Industry Canada) Mary Taylor, Director, Habitat Conservation Management (Environment Canada) David Tousignant, Policy Analyst, Income Security (Department of Finance Canada) Frank Vermaeten, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 6:45 PM Carlos Achadinha, Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division, Public Sector Bodies (Department of Finance Canada) Dean Beyea, Director, International Trade Policy (Department of Finance Canada) Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division (Department of Finance Canada) Lucia Di Primio, Chief, Excise Policy, Sales Tax Division (Department of Finance Canada) Shannon Grainger, Senior Project Leader, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Patrick Halley, Chief, Tariffs and Market Access (Department of Finance Canada) Sean Keenan, Director, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Tom McGirr, Chief, Equalization and TFF Policy (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, GST Legislation (Department of Finance Canada) Jane Pearse, Director, Financial Institutions (Department of Finance Canada) Sandra Phillips, Associate Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Deputy Attorney General's Office (Justice Canada) Geoff Trueman, Director, Business Income Tax (Department of Finance Canada) Nipun Vats, Director, Federal-Provincial Relations Division (Department of Finance Canada) Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:30 AM Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division (Department of Finance Canada) Sean Keenan, Director, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Sandra Phillips, Associate Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Deputy Attorney General's Office (Justice Canada) Geoff Trueman, Director, Business Income Tax (Department of Finance Canada)
Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013	(2013-02-26)	41-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 6:45 PM Pamela D'Eon, Director General, Planning and Resource Management (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Alain Duplantie, Assistant Commissioner, Chief Financial Administration Officer (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Alex Lakroni, Chief Financial Officer, Finance Branch (Public Works and Government Services Canada) John McBain, Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Branch (Public Works and Government Services Canada) Colleen Swords, Associate Deputy Minister (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 9:30 AM Robert Dufresne, Director General, Budgeting, Planning and Resource Management (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada) Nadir Patel, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada) Alain Séguin, Chief Financial Officer (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) Renetta Siemens, Director General, Physical Resources Bureau (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada) Sue Stimpson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)) Allen Sutherland, Assistant Deputy Minister, Learning Branch (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) Arun Thangaraj, Director General, Business Planning, Resources Management and Systems (Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)) Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 6:45 PM Bill Matthews, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Marcia Santiago, Senior Director, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Sally Thornton, Executive Director, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
The expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014	(2013-02-26)	41-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 6:46 PM Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst (Canadian Cancer Society) Laura Eggertson, President (Adoption Council of Canada) Neil Pierce, President, Alberta and Northwest Division (Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada) Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 6:45 PM Jean-Michel Catta, Assistant Deputy Minister, Consultations and Communications Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Corriveau, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Frank Des Rosiers, Director General, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Peter Everson, Vice President, Corporate Management (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Ross Ezzeddin, Director, Sector Policy Analysis, Economic Development and Corporate Finance (Department of Finance Canada) Sherry Harrison, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Diane Lafleur, Director General, Financial Sector Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Nicholas Leswick, Director, International Finance and Development Division (Department of Finance Canada) Chantal Maheu, General Director, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Paul Mayers, Associate Vice President, Policy and Programs Branch (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Greg Meredith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Brian Pagan, Director, Fiscal Policy, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 9:32 AM Gerry Kolaitis, Director, Strategic Planning, Finance and Administration (VIA Rail Canada) Claude Lachance, Senior Director, Administration (The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated) Jean-Vincent Lacroix, Director, Communications, General Management (The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated) Mario Malouin, Chief Financial Officer (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) Robert St-Jean, Chief Financial and Administration Officer (VIA Rail Canada) John Stroud, Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 6:45 PM Johanne Bernard, Director General, Resource Planning and Investments Branch (Industry Canada) Susan Bincoletto, Chief Financial Officer (Industry Canada) Benoît Long, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Transformation, Service Strategy and Design (Shared Services Canada) Gina Rallis, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services (Shared Services Canada) Iain Stewart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Sector (Industry Canada) Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 9:30 AM Liette Dumas-Sluyter, Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Services (Correctional Service of Canada) Don Head, Commissioner (Correctional Service of Canada) Amipal Manchanda, Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) Robert Orr, Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) John Ossowski, Associate Deputy Minister (Public Safety Canada) Gary Robertson, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Branch (Public Safety Canada) Catrina Tapley, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 6:46 PM Bogdan Ciobanu, Vice President, Industrial Research Assistance Program (National Research Council Canada) Marie-Claude Guérard, Chief Financial Officer (Canadian Space Agency) Robert Hertzog, Director General, Financial Management Branch, Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs (Canadian Heritage) Gail E. McLellan, Director General, Finance Branch (National Research Council Canada) Michel A. Piché, Vice President, Corporate Management & Chief Financial Officer (National Research Council Canada) Nada Semaan, Associate Deputy Minister (Canadian Heritage) Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 9:30 AM David Enns, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Amanda Jane Preece, Executive Director, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Sally Thornton, Executive Director, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:30 AM Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 6:45 PM Pamela D'Eon, Director General, Planning and Resource Management (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Alain Duplantie, Assistant Commissioner, Chief Financial Administration Officer (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Alex Lakroni, Chief Financial Officer, Finance Branch (Public Works and Government Services Canada) John McBain, Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Branch (Public Works and Government Services Canada) Colleen Swords, Associate Deputy Minister (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 9:30 AM Su Dazé, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Branch (Infrastructure Canada) Rear-Admiral Patrick Finn, Chief of Staff, Materiel Group (Department of National Defence, Canada) Louis Lévesque, Deputy Minister (Transport Canada) Kevin Lindsey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance and Corporate Services (Department of National Defence, Canada) André Morency, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management and Crown Corporation Governance (Transport Canada) Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 6:45 PM Yaprak Baltacioglu, Secretary of the Treasury Board of Canada (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Bill Matthews, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Marcia Santiago, Senior Director, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Sally Thornton, Executive Director, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
Bill S-211, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (communications with and services to the public)	(2013-02-13)	41-1
Bill C-45, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures	(2012-12-10)	41-1
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013	(2012-11-20)	41-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 9:30 AM Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 9:30 AM Maj.-Gen. Robert Bertrand, A/Chief Financial Officer (Department of National Defence, Canada) Karen Cahill, Director General, Strategic Finance and Financial Arrangements (Department of National Defence, Canada) Pierre Corriveau, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Peter Everson, Vice President, Corporate Management (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Rear-Admiral Patrick Finn, Chief of Staff, Materiel Group (Department of National Defence, Canada) Sherry Harrison, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Barbara A. Jordan, Associate Vice President, Operations (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Chantal Maheu, General Director, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Paul Mayers, Associate Vice President, Policy and Programs (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Greg Meredith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Rita Moritz, Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs Branch (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Douglas Nevison, Director, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Lise Potvin, Director, Sales Tax Division (Department of Finance Canada) Maj.-Gen. Ian C. Poulter, Chief of Program (Department of National Defence, Canada) Jeremy Rudin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 6:42 PM Susan MacGowan, Chief Financial Officer (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) Bill Matthews, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Marcia Santiago, Senior Director, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Sally Thornton, Executive Director, Expenditure Operations and Estimates, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Jamie Tibbetts, Chief Financial Officer (Health Canada) Michael Wernick, Deputy Minister (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) Glenda Yeates, Deputy Minister (Health Canada)
The subject-matter of all of Bill C-45, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on October 18, 2012	(2012-10-30)	41-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 2:00 PM The Honourable Senator Lilian Eva Dyck, Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committe on Aboriginal Peoples (As an individual) The Honourable Senator Irving Gerstein, Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (As an individual) The Honourable Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette, Deputy Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (As an individual) The Honourable Senator Grant Mitchell, Deputy Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (As an individual) The Honourable Senator Percy Mockler, Chair of the Standing Senate Committe on Agriculture and Forestry (As an individual) The Honourable Senator Richard Neufeld, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (As an individual) The Honourable Senator Vernon White, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples (As an individual) Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 2:30 PM The Honourable Senator Dennis Dawson, Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (As an individual) The Honourable Senator Stephen Greene, Deputy Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (As an individual) Angella MacEwen, Senior Economist, Social and Economic Policy Department (Canadian Labour Congress) Corinne Pohlmann, Vice President of National Affairs (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 2:00 PM Chris Aylward, National Executive Vice President, Executive Office (Public Service Alliance of Canada) Sayward Montague, Pension Information and Research Officer (National Association of Federal Retirees) Mark Mullins, Director (Fair Pensions for All) James Pierlot, Pension Lawyer and Consultant (Pierlot Pension Law) Rosemary Pitfield, Director of Communications (National Association of Federal Retirees) William B.P. Robson, President and Chief Executive Officer (C.D. Howe Institute) Ron Sanderson, Director, Policyholder Taxation & Pensions (Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.) Bill Tufts, Founder and Executive Director (Fair Pensions for All) Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 2:15 PM Joan Arnold, Senior Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) David Belovich, Senior Director, Compensation and Labour Relations (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Dennis Duggan, Labour Relations Consultant (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Kim Gowing, Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Jean-Claude Ménard, Chief Actuary (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions) Sylvie Tanguay, Senior Policy Analyst (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 9:34 AM Ross Gallinger, Executive Director (Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada) Pierre Gratton, President and Chief Executive Officer (Mining Association of Canada) Richard G. Monk, Advisor of National Affairs, President and Chief Executive Officer of Msight Global Inc. (Certified Management Accountants (CMA)) Jocelin Paradis, Vice President Taxation Canada (Rio Tinto) Russ Roberts, Senior Vice President, Tax and Finance (Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA Alliance National)) Steve Suarez, Taxation Lawyer (Borden Ladner Gervais) Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM Rita Coshan, Chair, Council of Governors (Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission) Barry M. Shepherd, Marine Manager Central and Eastern Canada: Great Lakes, Quebec and Atlantic Canada (Lloyd's Register Canada Limited) Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 6:43 PM Joel Crocker, Director of Future Planning (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)) Martin Lavoie, Director of Policy, Manufacturing Competitiveness and Innovation (Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters) Brendon Pooran, Lawyer, Board of Community Living York South (Canadian Association for Community Living) Maggie Vilvang, Executive Director (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)) Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 2:00 PM Ray Cuthbert, Director, CPP/EI Rulings Division (Canada Revenue Agency) Mireille Laroche, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy Directorate (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) Suzy McDonald, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (Health Canada) Pierre Meunier, Manager, Policy (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada - Labour) Tamara Miller, Chief, Labour Markets, Employment and Learning (Department of Finance Canada) Ling Wang, Chief, Housing Finance Review (Department of Finance Canada) Maia Welbourne, Director, Document and Visa Policy (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 9:30 AM Adair Crosby, Senior Counsel / Deputy Director, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy (Justice Canada) Julie Gascon, Director, Design, Equipment & Boating Safety (Transport Canada) Marianna Giordano, Director, CPP Policy and Legislation (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) Cassandra Iwankow, Director, Policy (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) Sylvain Lachance, Executive Director, Regulatory Services and Quality Assurance (Transport Canada) Michel Montambeault, Director, Canada Pension Plan/Old Age Security (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada) Charles Philippe Rochon, Manager, Labour Law Analysis (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada - Labour) Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 2:00 PM Deanne Field, Chief, Federal-Provincial Taxation (Department of Finance Canada) Lalith Kottachchi, Legislative Chief, Real Property and Financial Institutions Section (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, GST Legislation (Department of Finance Canada) Kei Moray, Director, Intergovernmental Tax Policy, Evaluation and Research (Department of Finance Canada) Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 1:00 PM Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief (Department of Finance Canada) Ian Pomroy, Senior Tax Policy Officer, Social Tax Policy (Department of Finance Canada) Shawn Porter, Director, Tax Legislation (Department of Finance Canada) Geoff Trueman, Director, Business Income Tax (Department of Finance Canada) Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM Honourable Ted Menzies, P.C., M.P., Minister of State (Finance) (As an Individual) Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief (Department of Finance Canada) Kim Gowing, Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Ian Pomroy, Senior Tax Policy Officer, Social Tax Policy (Department of Finance Canada) Shawn Porter, Director, Tax Legislation (Department of Finance Canada) Geoff Trueman, Director, Business Income Tax (Department of Finance Canada)

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