Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 65 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 3, 2018

OTTAWA, Thursday, May 3, 2018
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 1:33 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, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion and Pratte (7).

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 study on 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;

Jeannine Ritchot, Executive Director, Regulatory Cooperation, Regulatory Affairs Secretariat.

Department of Finance Canada:

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

Galen Countryman, Director General, Social Policy Division, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch.

Health Canada:

Gigi Mandy, Executive Director, Strategic Policy Branch, Canada Health Act Division.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR):

Christian Sylvain, Director General, Corporate and Government Affairs.

Employment and Social Development Canada:

Pirthipal Singh, Director, Tier 1 Partnerships and Services Offerings for Federal Partners, Partnerships Development and Management Directorate;

Julie Lalonde-Goldenberg, Director General, Partnerships Development and Management Directorate;

Andrew Brown, Acting Director General, Employment Insurance Policy;

Cara Scales, Director, Policy Analysis and Initiatives, Employment and Insurance Policy.

Western Economic Diversification:

David Dewar, Director, Strategic Policy and Government Affairs, Policy and Strategic Direction.

Privy Council Office:

Selena Beattie, Director of Operations, Cabinet Affairs, Legislation and House Planning;

Anne Burgess, Legal Counsel.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Read and Ms. Lambert made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Countryman made a statement and, together with Ms. Mandy, answered questions.

Mr. Sylvain made a statement and answered questions.

Ms. Ritchot made a statement and answered questions.

Ms. Lalonde-Goldenberg made a statement and, together with Mr. Singh, answered questions.

Mr. Brown made a statement and, together with Ms. Scales, answered questions.

Mr. Dewar made a statement and answered questions.

Ms. Beattie made a statement and answered questions.

At 3:35 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee