Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17
Chair: The Honourable PERCY MOCKLER
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Issue No. 33
Twentieth meeting:
Study on the federal government's multi-billion dollar infrastructure funding program
and
Fifth meeting:
The subject matter of all of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures
and
Sixth meeting:
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 16, 2017 (morning sitting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 16, 2017 (afternoon sitting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 17, 2017
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 16, 2017 (morning sitting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 16, 2017 (afternoon sitting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 17, 2017
WITNESSES
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 (morning sitting)
Privy Council Office:
Matthew Mendelsohn, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Results and Delivery;
Francis Bilodeau, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Results and Delivery.
Infrastructure Canada:
Jean-François Tremblay, Deputy Minister, Infrastructure and Communities;
Darlene Boileau, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer;
Marc Fortin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Program Operations;
Alain Desruisseau, Director General, Strategic Policy and Priority Initiatives;
Glenn Campbell, Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Funding and Investment, Canada Infrastructure Bank Transition Office.
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 (afternoon sitting)
World Health Organization:
Dr. Shekhar Saxena, Director, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse;
Jeremias N. Paul Jr., Coordinator, Tobacco Control Economics (by video conference).
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse:
Catherine Paradis, Senior Research and Policy Analyst.
Association des microbrasseries du Québec:
Frédérick Tremblay, President (by video conference).
Alberta Small Brewers Association:
Barbara Feit, Treasurer.
Andrew Peller Limited:
John E. Peller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Department of Finance Canada:
Elisha Ram, Director, Financial Markets Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
Cynthia Leach, Chief, Housing Finance, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
Phil King, Director, Economic Analysis and Forecasting, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada:
Carolyn Rogers, Assistant Superintendent, Regulation Sector;
Judy Cameron, Senior Director, Legislation, Approvals and Strategic Policy;
Michele Bridges, Managing Director, Finance and Corporate Planning.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Percy Mockler, Chair
The Honourable Anne C. Cools, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Baker, P.C., Day, Eaton, Forest, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Marshall, Moncion, Neufeld, Oh, Pratte, *Smith (or Martin), Woo
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)