Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 80 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 21, 2018 (afternoon meeting)

OTTAWA, Wednesday, November 21, 2018
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 1:46 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Boehm, Deacon (Ontario), Eaton, Frum, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion and Pratte (9).

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 30, 2018, the committee continued its study on the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.

WITNESSES:

Privy Council Office:

Matthew Shea, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer;

Michael Hammond, Executive Director and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance, Planning and Administration Directorate.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada:

Daniel Mills, Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer, Finance;

Christopher Meyers, Director General, Finance;

Mike MacDonald, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy;

Bruce Scoffield, Director General, Immigration Program Guidance Branch.

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada:

Alex Lakroni, Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer;

Joe Wild, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Treaties and Aboriginal Government;

Karen Turcotte, Director General, Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector.

Indigenous Services Canada:

Paul Thoppil, Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer;

Marie Doyle, Regional Executive Director, Northern Region, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch;

Claudia Ferland, Director General, Regional Infrastructure Delivery Branch.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Shea and Mr. Mills each made a statement and, together with Mr. Meyers, Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Scoffield, answered questions.

At 2:48 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:55 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Lakroni and Mr. Thoppil each made a statement and, together with Ms. Doyle, Ms. Ferland and Mr. Wild, answered questions.

At 3:38 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee