Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 65 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 2, 2018 (afternoon)

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 2, 2018
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 1:44 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Cools, Jaffer, Mockler, Moncion and Pratte (6).

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, April 24, 2018, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of all of Bill C-74, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures.

WITNESSES:

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Sonya Read, Senior Director, Digital Policy.

Department of Finance Canada:

Marie-Josée Lambert, Director, Crown Corporation and Currency, Financial Sector Policy Branch.

The chair made a statement.

The committee observed a moment of silence in memory of Gord Brown, MP for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, who passed away earlier today.

At 1:48 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee