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National Finance


Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY


Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014

Issue No. 10

Fourth and fifth meetings on:

Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015

First, second and third meetings on:

Subject-matter of Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures


WITNESSES

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 (morning meeting)

Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

Tony Matson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer;

Catrina Tapley, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy;

Paul Armstrong, Director General, Centralized Processing Region.

Canadian Heritage:

Colleen Swords, Deputy Minister, Financial Management Branch;

Robert Hertzog, Chief Financial Officer and Director General, Financial Management Branch.

Health Canada:

Jamie Tibbetts, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer Branch;

Sony Perron, Acting Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.


Tuesday, April 29, 2014 (afternoon meeting)

Department of Finance Canada:

Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation;

Miodrag Jovanovic, Director, Personal Income Tax, Tax Policy Branch;

Brian Ernewein, General Director, Tax Policy Branch;

Kevin Shoom, Senior Chief, International Taxation and Special Projects.


Wednesday, April 30, 2014 (afternoon meeting)

Department of Finance Canada:

Brian Ernewein, General Director, Tax Policy Branch;

Kevin Shoom, Senior Chief, International Taxation and Special Projects;

Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation.


Wednesday, April 30, 2014 (evening meeting)

Canadian Bankers Association:

Darren Hannah, Acting Vice President, Policy and Operations;

Debbie Crossman, Director, Financial Affairs.

TD Bank Group:

Kent Andrews, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Risk and Risk Capital Assessment.

Manulife Bank and Trust:

Christopher Elgar, Chief Risk Officer.

Industry Canada:

David Enns, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management Sector;

Iain Stewart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Sector;

Robert Dunlop, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Innovation Sector.

Public Works and Government Services Canada:

Alex Lakroni, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Administration Branch;

Pierre-Marc Mongeau, Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Branch.


Thursday, May 1, 2014 (afternoon meeting)

Adoption Council of Canada:

Laura Eggertson, President;

Patricia Paul-Carson, Policy Advisor.

Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association:

Kathleen O'Brien, Public and Media Relations.

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada:

Tom King, Associate Partner, KPMG LLP.


MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Larry W. Smith, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Bellemare, Buth, Eaton, Gerstein, Callbeck, *Carrignan, P.C. (or Martin), Chaput, *Cowan, (or Fraser), Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Mockler, Rivard

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (April 30, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Enverga (April 30, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Buth (April 29, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Enverga replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (April 29, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (April 29, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (April 28, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Seth (April 28, 2014).


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