Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 33 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 16, 2017 (afternoon sitting)

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 16, 2017
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 2:16 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cools, Eaton, Forest, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion, Pratte and Woo (8).

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 Monday, May 8, 2017, the committee continued its study on 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. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 32.)

WITNESSES:

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.

Dr. Saxena, Mr. Paul and Ms. Paradis each made a statement and answered questions.

At 3:11 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:14 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Tremblay, Ms. Feit and Mr. Peller each made a statement and answered questions.

At 4:00 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 4:02 p.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee continued its work in camera to consider a draft agenda (future business).

It was agreed:

That the senators' staff be authorized to remain in the room during the in camera part of the meeting.

It was agreed:

That the Chair request from the Senate, on behalf of the committee, the power to deposit its second interim report on its study of the federal infrastructures program to the Clerk of the Senate, if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.

It was agreed:

That the Chair request from the Senate, on behalf of the committee, the power to deposit its first interim report on its study of the financial impacts of the aging demographic to the Clerk of the Senate, if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.

At 4:31 p.m., the meeting adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay

Clerk of the Committee