Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 30 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 11, 2017

OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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[Translation]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 9:31 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Cools, Forest, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion, Neufeld, Pratte and Woo (9).

In attendance: Sylvain Fleury and Olivier Leblanc-Laurendeau, 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, April 12, 2016, the committee continued its study on the financial implications and regional considerations of Canada's aging population. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 26.)

WITNESSES:

S.U.C.C.E.S.S.:

Queenie Choo, Chief Executive Officer.

As an individual:

Pierre-Carl Michaud, Professor, Department of Applied Economics, HEC Montréal (by video conference).

It was agreed that the speaking notes of the witnesses be distributed to the committee members even if the notes are available in only one of the two official languages.

Ms. Choo and Mr. Michaud each made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:01 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay

Clerk of the Committee