Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 80 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 22, 2018

OTTAWA, Thursday, November 22, 2018
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 1:45 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Deacon (Ontario), Eaton, Forest, Marshall, Mockler, Neufeld and Pratte (8).

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:

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer;

Brian Pagan, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector;

Glenn Purves, Assistant Secretary Designate, Expenditure Management Sector;

Marcia Santiago, Executive Director, Expenditure Management Sector.

Infrastructure and Communities:

Nathalie Bertrand, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services;

Marc Fortin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Program Operations.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada:

Philippe Thompson, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management Sector;

Lisa Setlakwe, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector;

Mitch Davies, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation Canada.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

Jen O'Donoughue, Chief Financial Officer;

Andy Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Strategy and Shipbuilding, Canadian Coast Guard;

Luc Boucher, Director, Harbour Development, Policy and Planning.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Pagan and Ms. Bertrand each made a statement and, together with Mr. Fortin, Ms. Santiago and Ms. Cahill, answered questions.

At 2:50 p.m., the committee suspended.

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

Mr. Thompson and Ms. O'Donoughue each made a statement and, together with Mr. Smith, Ms. Setlakwe, Mr. Davies and Mr. Boucher, answered questions.

At 3:43 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Joëlle Nadeau
Acting Clerk of the Committee