Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 4 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 9, 2016 (evening meeting)

OTTAWA, Wednesday, March 9, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day, at 6:45 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Larry W. Smith, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Cordy, Eaton, Marshall, Mockler, Neufeld and Smith (Saurel) (7).

In attendance: Sylvain Fleury and Alex Smith, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, the committee continued its examination of Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 3.)

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, the committee continued its examination of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.

WITNESSES:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

Marty Muldoon, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer;

Kevin Stringer, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management;

Jeffery Hutchinson, Deputy Commissioner, Strategy and Shipbuilding.

Employment and Social Development Canada:

Alain P. Séguin, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Branch;

Michel Racine, Senior Director, Planning and Expenditure Management;

Paul Thompson, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada:

Paul Thoppil, Chief Financial Officer;

Françoise Ducros, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Direction;

Daniel Leclair, Director General, Community Infrastructures, Regional Operations.

Mr. Muldoon made a statement.

Mr. Séguin made a statement.

Mr. Muldoon, together with Mr. Hutchinson, answered questions; Mr. Séguin, together with Mr. Thompson, answered questions.

At 8:01 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 8:06 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Thoppil made astatement and, together with Mr. Leclair, answered questions.

At 8:54 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay

Clerk of the Committee