Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 93 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 1, 2019

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 1, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:45 p.m., in room W120, 1 Wellington Street, the deputy chair, the Honourable André Pratte, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Boehm, Dalphond, Deacon (Ontario), Duncan, Eaton, Forest-Niesing, Klyne, Marshall and Pratte (10).

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 Thursday, April 11, 2019, the committee continued its examination of expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.

WITNESSES:

Canada Border Services Agency:

Jonathan Moor, Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Management Branch;

Jacques Cloutier, Vice-President, Enforcement and Intelligence Operations Directorate.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada:

Daniel Mills, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management;

Natasha Kim, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy.

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada:

Jason Choueiri, Executive Director;

Greg Kipling, Director General, Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs Branch.

Global Affairs Canada:

Arun Thangaraj, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer;

Shirley Carruthers, Director General, Financial Resource Planning and Management.

Employment and Social Development Canada:

Mark Perlman, Chief Financial Officer;

Jason Won, Deputy Chief Financial Officer;

Alexis Conrad, Assistant Deputy Minister, Learning Branch.

The Honourable Senator Pratte made a statement.

Mr. Mills, Mr. Choueiri and Mr. Moor made statements and, together with Ms. Kim, Mr. Kipling and Mr. Cloutier, answered questions.

At 7:49 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 7:54 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Thangaraj and Mr. Perlman made statements and, together with Mr. Won and Mr. Conrad, answered questions.

At 8:32 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee