Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 4 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 10, 2016

OTTAWA, Thursday, March 10, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 2:02 p.m. in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Larry W. Smith, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Eaton, Marshall, Mockler, Raine and Smith (Saurel) (5).

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:

Global Affairs Canada:

Arun Thangaraj, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer;

Jeffrey Johnson, Acting Director General, Financial Resource Planning and Management Bureau.

Department of Finance Canada:

Randy Larkin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Branch;

Glenn Purves, Director, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch;

Diane Lafleur, Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch;

Rick Stewart, Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade and Finance Branch;

Miodrag Jovanovic, General Director, Tax Policy Branch;

Leah Anderson, General Director, Financial Sector Policy Branch.

Veterans Affairs Canada:

Elizabeth Stuart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources and Corporate Services;

Maureen Sinnott, Director General, Finance, Human Resources and Corporate Services.

Mr. Thangaraj made a statement and answered questions.

At 3:03 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:09 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Larkin made a statement.

Ms. Stuart made a statement.

Mr. Larkin, together with Mr. Purves, Mr. Stewart, Ms. Anderson, Mr. Jovanovic and Ms. Lafleur, answered questions; Ms. Stuart, together with Ms. Sinnott, answered questions.

At 4:14 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay

Clerk of the Committee