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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996-97

Chairman: The Honourable DAVID TKACHUK

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Wednesday, March 19, 1997

Issue No. 21

First meeting on: Main Estimates, 1997-98

INCLUDING: THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Supplementary Estimates (B) 1996-97)

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Ninth Report of the committee
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (58K)

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APPEARING:

The Honorable Marcel Massé, P.C., M.P. President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infastructure

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WITNESSES:

From the Treasury Board of Canada:

V. Peter Harder, Secretary of the Treasury Board and Comptroller General of Canada;

David Miller, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable David Tkachuk, Chairman

The Honourable Pierre De Bané, P.C., Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Cools, Di Nino, *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Forest, Kelly, Landry, Lavoie-Roux, *Lynch-Staunton (or Berntson), Milne, Rizzuto, Stratton, Taylor

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes to the Membership of the Committee:

Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of Honourable Senators Taylor and Moore substituted for that of the Honourable Senators Mercier and Bosa (March 18, 1997).

The name of Honourable Senators Milne and Di Nino substituted for that of the Honourable Senators Moore and Bolduc (March 19, 1997).

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