Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue No. 26 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 1, 2017 (afternoon meeting)

OTTAWA, Wednesday, March 1, 2017
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The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 1:47 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Larry W. Smith, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Cools, Forest, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion, Neufeld, Pratte, Smith and Woo (11).

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, the committee continued its study of Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.

WITNESSES:

Global Affairs Canada:

Arun Thangaraj, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer;

Shirley Carruthers, Acting Director General, Financial Resource Planning and Management Bureau.

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC):

Mark Perlman, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer Branch;

Jason Won, Director General, Financial Management and Advisory Services and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer Branch;

Alexis Conrad, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Learning Branch.

National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces:

Patrick Finn, Assistant Deputy Minister, Materiel;

Brigadier-General Werner Liedtke, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Director General, Financial Management;

Brigadier-General M. A. Frank, Director General, Defence Force Planning.

Veterans Affairs Canada:

Elizabeth Stuart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch;

Faith McIntyre, Director General, Policy and Research Division.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

Dennis Watters, Acting Chief Financial Administration Officer.

Mr. Perlman and Mr. Thangaraj each made an opening statement and, with Mr. Conrad, answered questions.

At 2:58 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:03 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Liedtke, Ms. Stuart and Mr. Watters each made an opening statement and, with Mr. Frank and Mr. Finn, answered questions.

At 3:52 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay

Clerk of the Committee