Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 69 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 7, 2018

OTTAWA, Thursday, June 7, 2018
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[Traduction]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 12:15 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Cools, Day, Deacon, Eaton, Jaffer, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion, Neufeld, and Pratte (11).

In attendance: Alex Smith and Shaowei Pu, 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 Wednesday, April 18, 2018, the committee continued its consideration of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 67.)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Scott Brison, P.C., M.P., President of the Treasury Board.

WITNESSES:

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Renée LaFontaine, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary, Corporate Services Sector;

Marcia Santiago, Executive Director, Expenditure Management Sector.

The chair made a statement.

The minister made a statement and, together with Ms. Santiago and Ms. LaFontaine, answered questions.

At 1:14 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee