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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17-18

Chair: The Honourable CHANTAL PETITCLERC

Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Thursday, November 22, 2018 (morning)
Thursday, November 22, 2018 (afternoon)

Issue No. 51

First, second, third and fourth meetings:
The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 8, 15, 16 and 21 of Part 4 of Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures

WITNESSES

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Employment and Social Development Canada:

Andrew Brown, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch;

Rutha Astravas, Director, Special Benefits, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch;

Barbara Moran, Director General, Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace Information, Labour Program;

Brenda Baxter, Director General, Workplace Directorate, Labour Program;

Sébastien St-Arnaud, Senior Policy Strategist, Strategic Policy and Legislative Reform, Labour Program;

Charles Philippe Rochon, Senior Policy Analyst, Labour Standards and Wage Earner Protection Program, Labour Program;

Kelly Winter, Policy Analyst, Labour Program;

Alex Duff, Manager, Wage Earner Protection Program, Policy and Oversight, Labour Program.

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Federally Regulated Employers — Transportation and Communications:

Derrick Hynes, President and CEO.

Canadian Bankers Association:

Sandy Stephens, Assistant General Counsel;

Tasmin Waley, Senior Legal Counsel.

Canadian Labour Congress:

Chris Roberts, National Director, Social and Economic Policy.

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Canadian Federation of Independent Business:

Monique Moreau, Vice President, National Affairs.

Conseil du patronat du Québec:

Norma Kozhaya, Research Vice President and Chief Economist (by video conference).

Canadian Federation of Independent Business:

Emilie Hayes, Policy Analyst.

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Teamsters Canada:

Phil Benson, Lobbyist.

Vanier Institute of the Family:

Nora Spinks, Chief Executive Officer (by video conference).

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Chantal Petitclerc, Chair

The Honourable Judith G. Seidman, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Cordy, Dasko, *Day (or Mercer), Doyle, Eaton, Forest-Niesing, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare) (or Mitchell), Manning, Mégie, Munson, Omidvar, Poirier, *Smith (or Martin), *Woo (or Saint-Germain)

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of November 7, 2017, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Forest-Niesing replaced the Honourable Senator Ravalia (November 22, 2018).

The Honourable Senator Ravalia replaced the Honourable Senator Forest-Niesing (November 22, 2018).

The Honourable Senator Forest-Niesing replaced the Honourable Senator Ravalia (November 22, 2018).

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