Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 79 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 7, 2018

OTTAWA, Wednesday, November 7, 2018
(188)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:45 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Bellemare, Deacon (Nova Scotia), Duffy, Forest, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion, Neufeld and Pratte (10).

In attendance: Alex Smith and Shaowei Pu, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, the committee continued its consideration of Bill C-62, An Act to amend the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act and other Acts. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 78.)

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Robert Paul Hebdon, Professor Emeritus, Organizational Behaviour, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University;

Peter Engelmann, Partner, Goldblatt Partners;

Philip Cross, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer:

Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer;

Jason Jacques, Senior Director, Costing and Budgetary Analysis.

Mr. Hebdon, Mr. Engleman and Mr. Cross each made a statement and answered questions.

At 7:58 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 8:01 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Giroux made a statement and, together with Mr. Jacques, answered questions.

At 8:34 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee