Parliament of Canada

PARLIAMENT of CANADA

Standing Committee - National Finance


Meeting Schedule

View Legend
(Sort by clicking on column headers. Click on for important meeting details.)
Date / Time Studies & Bills Location Order data by ascending location  
May 29, 2008
1:00 PM

  • Subject-matter of Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget
    • Amanda Aziz, National Chairperson (Canadian Federation of Students)
    • Michel Bédard, Former Chief Actuary, Employment Insurance Fund (As an individual)
    • Pierre Céré, Spokeperson (Conseil national des chômeurs et chômeuses)
    • Zach Churchill, National Director (Canadian Alliance of Student Associations)
    • John Dirks, President (Gairdner Foundation)
    • Lisa Fry, Policy and Research Officer (Canadian Alliance of Student Associations)
    • Ron Giammarino, Professor (University of British Columbia)
    • Joyce Reynolds, Executive Vice-President (Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association)
    • David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice-President (Canadian Council of Chief Executives)
    • Erin Weir, Economist (United Steelworkers - USW)
    • Garth Whyte, Vice President (Canadian Federation of Independent Business)
Room 160-S, Centre Block Link to the notice of this meeting
May 29, 2008
9:05 AM

  • Subject-matter of Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget
    • Carlos Achadinha, Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division, Public Sector Bodies (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Joan Arnold, Senior Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
    • Louis Beauséjour, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)
    • Krista Campbell, Senior Chief, Federal-Provincial Relations Division, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch (Finance Canada)
    • Ross Firla, Economist (Finance Canada)
    • Rosaline Frith, Director General, Canada Student Loans Program (Human Resources and Social Development Canada)
    • Yves Giroux, Director, Social Policy, Federal-Provincial Relations and Fiscal Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Gérard Lalonde, Director, Tax Policy Branch (Finance Canada)
    • Robert Lomas, Special Advisor to the Director General, Minerals, Metals and Materials Policy Branch (Natural Resources Canada)
    • Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, GST Legislation (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Lawrence Purdy, Senior Chief, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch (Finance Canada)
    • Elisha Ram, Director, Microeconomic Policy Analysis (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Jeremy Rudin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
Room 160-S, Centre Block Link to the notice of this meeting
May 28, 2008
6:13 PM

  • Supplementary Estimates (A), laid before Parliament for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009
    • Brian Pagan, Executive Director, Expenditure Operations and Estimates Division (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
    • Alister Smith, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
Room 160-S, Centre Block Link to the notice of this meeting
May 28, 2008
2:05 PM

  • Subject-matter of Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget
    • James Bissett, Member of the Advisory Board (Center for Immigration Policy Reform)
    • David Cohen, Immigration Lawyer (As an individual)
    • Peter Ferreira, President (Canadian Ethnocultural Council)
    • Naveen P. Mehta, Lawyer, Director, Human Rights, Equity and Diversity (STATUS NOW! Campaign in Defence of Undocumented Immigrants)
    • Khaled Mouammar, President (Canadian Arab Federation)
    • Tom Pang, Acting President (Chinese Canadian Community Alliance)
    • Victor Wong, Executive Director (Chinese Canadian National Council)
Room 160-S, Centre Block Link to the notice of this meeting
June 4, 2008
1:15 PM

  • Estimates laid before Parliament for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.
Room 172-E, Centre Block Link to the notice of this meeting
In Camera
April 16, 2008
6:20 PM

  • Estimates laid before Parliament for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.
    • Michael Nelson, Registrar of Lobbyists (Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists)
    • Marc O'Sullivan, Acting Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Senior Personnel and Special Projects (Privy Council Office)
    • Kevin Page, Parliamentary Budget Officer (Library of Parliament)
    • William R. Young, Parliamentary Librarian (Library of Parliament)
Room 2, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Link to the notice of this meeting
April 9, 2008
6:22 PM

  • Estimates laid before Parliament for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.
    • George Dolhai, Acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Criminal Litigation and Organized Crime Branch (Public Prosecution Service of Canada)
    • Marc Fortin, Executive Director and Corporate Counsel (Public Prosecution Service of Canada)
    • Chantal Proulx, Acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Regulatory Litigation and Criminal Justice Branch (Public Prosecution Service of Canada)
    • Brian Saunders, Acting Director of Public Prosecutions (Public Prosecution Service of Canada)
Room 2, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Link to the notice of this meeting
December 13, 2007
9:11 AM

  • Subject-matter of Bill C-28, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget
    • Bob Friesen, President (Canadian Federation of Agriculture)
    • Paul Hobson, Professor, Acadia University (As an individual)
    • Wade Locke, Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (As an individual)
    • Rob Rainer, Executive Director (National Anti-Poverty Organization (NAPO))
Room 2, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Link to the notice of this meeting
December 12, 2007
2:37 PM

  • Bill S-215, An Act to protect heritage lighthouses.
    • David Burden, Associate Regional Director General, Central and Arctic Region (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
    • The Honourable Senator Pat Carney, P.C., Sponsor of the Bill
    • Patricia E. Kell, Director, National Historic Sites Policy Branch (Parks Canada)
    • Doug Tapley, Manager, Cabinet Affairs (Parks Canada)
  • Subject-matter of Bill C-28, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget
    • Ted Menzies, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
    • James Bandola, Policy Analyst, Operational Policy and Legislation (Human Resources and Social Development Canada)
    • Martine Bérubé, Chief, Sectoral Policy Analysis, Agriculture & Fisheries, Economic Development and Corporate Finance (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Francis Bilodeau, Sectoral Policy Analysis, Economic Development and Corporate Finance (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Sandra Dunn, Chief, Financial Sector Stability, Financial Sector Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Brian Ernewein, General Director, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
    • John W. Grace, Specialist, Pension Policy, Private Pension Plans Division (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada)
    • Richard Graw, Legal Counsel (Department of Justice Canada)
    • Derek Hermanutz, Senior Chief, Federal-Provincial Relations Division, Federal-Provincial and Social Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Gérard Lalonde, Director, Tax Legislation (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Tom McGirr, Chief, Equalization and Policy Development, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, GST Legislation (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Kei Moray, Director, Intergovernmental Tax Policy, Evaluation and Research (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Geoff Trueman, Chief, Sales Tax Division, Air Travelers Security Charge (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Frank Vermaeten, General Director, Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch, (Department of Finance Canada)
    • Caroline Weber, Director General, Office for Disability Issues (Human Resources and Social Development Canada)
Room 256-S, Centre Block* Link to the notice of this meeting
June 11, 2008
2:18 PM*

  • Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget
Room 505, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Link to the notice of this meeting
*Please note meeting changes.
Legend
Video Webcast 
Information Meeting details 
Witness Unrevised information from meeting notice