THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:45 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 Cardozo, Carignan, P.C., Dalphond, Gignac, Hébert, MacAdam, Oudar, Ross and Youance (9).
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:
Canadian Heritage:
Andrew Brown, Associate Deputy Minister;
Joëlle Montminy, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Affairs;
Vincent Ngan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs Sector.
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority:
Chuck Andary, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer;
Joël Hupé, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer.
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority:
Nancy Fitchett, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary;
Kelsey MacTavish, Senior Vice-President, Operations.
Canadian Transportation Agency:
France Pégeot, Chair and Chief Executive Officer.
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission:
Marc Morin, Secretary General and Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services and Operations.
Scott Hutton, Vice-President, Consumer, Analytics and Strategy.
Andrew Brown and Chuck Andary each made a statement and, together with Joëlle Montminy, Vincent Ngan and Joël Hupé, answered questions.
At 7:45 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 7:50 p.m., the committee resumed.
France Pégeot, Nancy Fitchett and Marc Morin each made a statement and, together with Scott Hutton and Kelsey MacTavish, answered questions.
At 8:46 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Sara Gajic
Clerk of the Committee