Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 15 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 27, 2012

OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met in camera this day, at 10 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Buth, Callbeck, Dagenais, Day, Finley, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Marshall, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Peterson and Runciman (11).

In attendance: Édison Roy-César and Sylvain Fleury, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, the committee continued its examination of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 13.)

Pursuant to rule 92(2)(f), the committee considered a draft report.

It was agreed that senators' staff be allowed to stay in the room.

It was agreed that the draft report on the 2012-2013 Main Estimates, be adopted, (as amended), and that the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be authorized to make minor editorial revisions.

It was agreed that this report be tabled in the Chamber at the earliest opportunity.

At 10:39 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Jodi Turner

Clerk of the Committee