THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:50 p.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Claude Carignan, P.C., presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Dalphond, Forest, Gignac, Hébert, Ince, MacAdam and Oudar (8).
Other senators present: The Honourable Senator Pupatello (1).
Participating in the meeting: André Léonard and Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analysts, Library of Parliament.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Monday, March 9, 2026, the committee continued its examination of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1.
WITNESSES:
Canada Revenue Agency:
Hugo Pagé, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Commissioner, Finance and Administration Branch;
Melanie Serjak, Assistant Commissioner, Assessment, Benefit, and Service Branch.
Department of Finance Canada:
Véronique Beaumier-Robert, Acting Chief Financial Officer, Financial Management Directorate;
Evelyn Dancey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Fiscal and Intergovernmental Policy;
Julien Brazeau, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch;
Julie Turcotte, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Fiscal and Intergovernmental Policy;
Trevor McGowan, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister (Legislation).
Shared Services Canada:
Scott Davis, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Procurement Branch.
Public Services and Procurement Canada:
Michael Hammond, Chief Financial Officer, Finance Branch;
Dominic Laporte, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Procurement Branch.
Hugo Pagé and Véronique Beaumier-Robert each made a statement and, together with Evelyn Dancey, Julie Turcotte, Julien Brazeau, Melanie Serjak and Trevor McGowan, answered questions.
At 7:49 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 7:54 p.m., the committee resumed.
Michael Hammond and Scott Davis each made a statement and, together with Dominic Laporte and Patrick Comtois, answered questions.
At 8:51 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Sara Gajic
Clerk of the Committee