Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Issue No. 33 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 6, 2017

OTTAWA, Wednesday, December 6, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met this day at 4:15 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bernard, Cordy, Dean, Eggleton, P.C., Griffin, Manning, Mégie, Petitclerc, Poirier, Raine and Seidman (11).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Frum (1).

In attendance: Shaila Anwar, Clerk of the Committee; Sonya Norris and Francis Lord, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, November 9, 2017, the committee continued examination of Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Statistics Act. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 32.)

WITNESSES:

National Statistics Council:

Ian McKinnon, Chair.

As individuals:

Mel Cappe, Professor in the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto, former Clerk of the Privy Council;

Philip Cross, Senior Fellow, Macdonald Laurier Institute;

Bill Waiser, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan (by video conference);

Chad Gaffield, Distinguished University Professor, University of Ottawa.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. McKinnon and Mr. Cappe each made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:14 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:16 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Waiser, Mr. Cross and Mr. Gaffield each made a statement and answered questions.

At 6:12 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Ferda Simpson
Acting Clerk of the Committee