Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Thursday, March 8, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Issue No. 14

Second, third and fourth meetings on:

The study of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013

WITNESSES

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada:

Michael Wernick, Deputy Minister;

Pamela D'Eon, Director General, Planning and Resources Management.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

Alfred Tsang, Chief Financial Officer;

Louis Beauséjour, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch;

Jacques Paquette, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Branch;

Paul Thompson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Processing and Payment Services Branch, Service Canada;

Ashique Biswas, Director General;

Cheryl Fisher, A/Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Canada;

Marc LeBrun, Director General, Canada Student Loans Program.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation:

Marc Joyal, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer;

Public Works and Government Services Canada:

Andrew Treusch, Associate Deputy Minister;

Alex Lakroni, Chief Financial Officer;

Shared Services Canada:

Maurice Chénier, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Projects & Client Relationships;

Gina Rallis, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services.

Natural Resources Canada:

Serge Dupont, Deputy Minister;

Bill Merklinger, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Managements and Services Sector.

Canadian Heritage:

Daniel Jean, Deputy Minister;

Robert Hertzog, Chief Financial Officer;

René Bouchard, Executive Director, Portfolio Affairs.

Correctional Service Canada:

Don Head, Commissioner;

Liette Dumas-Sluyter, Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Richard Neufeld, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Buth, Callbeck, *Cowan (or Tardif), Finley, Gerstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Marshall, Nancy Ruth, Peterson, Ringuette, Runciman

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (March 9, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Poirier (March 9, 2012).

National Finance

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12

Issue No. 14

WITNESSES

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance