Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Issue No. 12 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 15, 2016
OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 15, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 3 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Larry Smith, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Ataullahjan, Eaton, Marshall and Smith (4).
Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Day, Eggleton, P.C., Lang, Ogilvie and Tkachuk (5).
In attendance: Alex Smith and Sylvain Fleury, analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, the committee continued its study on the subject matter of all of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2016, and other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 9.)
WITNESSES:
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology:
The Honourable Senator Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie, Chair;
The Honourable Senator Art Eggleton, P.C., Deputy Chair.
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce:
The Honourable Senator David Tkachuk, Chair;
The Honourable Senator Joseph A. Day, Deputy Chair.
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence:
The Honourable Senator Daniel Lang, Chair;
The Honourable Senator Joseph A. Day, former Deputy Chair.
Senators Ogilvie and Eggleton made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 3:17 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 3:41 p.m., the committee resumed.
Senators Tkachuk and Day made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 3:51 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 3:56 p.m., the committee resumed.
Senators Lang and Day made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 4:14 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee