Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 38 - Minutes

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 01, 2002
(51)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met at 5:47 p.m., this day, in room 705, Victoria Building, the Chairman, the Honourable Senator Murray presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Banks, Bolduc, Cools, Ferretti Barth, Lynch- Staunton, Mahovlich, Murray, Stratton and Tunney (9).

In attendance: Mr. Guy Beaumier, Research Officer, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on March 6, 2002, the committee continued its examination of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003.

WITNESSES:

From the Treasury Board Secretariat:

Richard J. Neville, Deputy Comptroller General, Comptrollership Branch;

David Bickerton, Executive Director, Expenditure Operations and Estimates Directorate, Comptrollership Branch.

The committee continued its examination of the Government Contingencies vote — Treasury Board Vote 5.

Mr. Neville made an opening statement and with Mr. Bickerton answered questions from members of the committee.

At 7:34 p.m., committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Tõnu Onu

Clerk of the Committee