Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 94 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 8, 2019

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 8, 2019
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 7:20 p.m., room W120, Building 1, Wellington Street, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Dalphond, Deacon (Nouvelle-Écosse), Duncan, Eaton, Forest-Niesing, Klyne, Marshall, Mockler 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 study of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 93.)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Joyce Murray, P.C., M.P., President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government.

WITNESSES:

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer;

Glenn Purves, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector;

Marcia Santiago, Executive Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates.

Privy Council Office:

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

Michael Hammond, Executive Director, Finance, Planning and Administration Directorate.

Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces:

Julie Charron, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance) and Deputy Chief Financial Officer;

Patrick Finn, Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel).

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada:

Philippe Thompson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Sector;

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

The chair made an opening statement.

The Minister made a statement and, together with Mr. Purves and Ms. Cahill, answered questions.

At 8:13 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 8:19 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Shea, Ms. Charron and Mr. Thompson each made a statement and, together with Mr. Finn and Ms. Setlakwe, answered questions.

At 9:16 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee