THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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[English]

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of March 31, 2022, the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day in room W110, 1 Wellington Street, and with videoconference, at 9:31 a.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Dagenais, Duncan and Pate (3).

Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Galvez, Gerba, Gignac, Loffreda, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion, Richards and Wetston (9).

Participating in the meeting: Kalina Waltos, Procedural Clerk and Annie Trudel, Administrative Assistant, Committees Directorate; Shaowei Pu and Michaël Lambert-Racine, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 3, 2022, the committee began its examination of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

WITNESSES:

Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer:

Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer;

Kaitlyn Vanderwees, Analyst.

Yves Giroux made a statement and, together with Kaitlyn Vanderwees, answered questions.

At 10:43 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee