All Studies & Bills

Studies & Bills	Committee	Date Referred	note	note
Government Response to the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence entitled UN Deployment: Prioritizing commitments at home and abroad, tabled in the Senate on November 28, 2016	National Security and Defence SECD	(2017-05-16)
Document entitled Proposals to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies and errors and to deal with other matters of a non-controversial and uncomplicated nature in the Statutes of Canada and to repeal certain Acts and provisions that have expired, lapsed or otherwise ceased to have effect	Legal and Constitutional Affairs LCJC	(2017-05-11)
To prepare amendments to the Senate Administrative Rules to provide all groups (caucuses) of senators with funding for a secretariat and research projects, regardless of whether the caucuses are organized with or without political affiliations.	Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration CIBA	(2017-05-11)
The subject matter of all of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures	National Finance NFFN	(2017-05-08)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 2:16 PM Barbara Feit, Treasurer (Alberta Small Brewers Association) Catherine Paradis, Senior Research and Policy Analyst (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse) Jeremias N. Paul Jr., Coordinator, Tobacco Control Economics (World Health Organization) John E. Peller, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (Andrew Peller Limited) Dr. Shekhar Saxena, Director, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (World Health Organization) Frédérick Tremblay, President (Association des microbrasseries du Québec) Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 6:48 PM Luke Harford, President (Beer Canada) Asha Hingorani, Director, Government Affairs (Canadian Vintners Association) Joyce Reynolds, Executive Vice-President, Government Affairs (Restaurants Canada) Jan H. Westcott, President and CEO (Spirits Canada) Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:48 PM Mostafa Askari, Assistant Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Jean-Denis Fréchette, Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Sahir Khan, Executive Vice-President, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Mark Mahabir, General Counsel and Director of Policy for PBO (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Geneviève Tellier, Full Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 2:19 PM Don Booth, Director, Strategic Policy (Privy Council Office) Roger Ermuth, Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management Sector, Office of the Comptroller General (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Marie-Hélène Lévesque, Executive Director, Cost Recovery (Transport Canada) Nathalie Meilleur, Senior Director, Financial Management Sector, Office of the Comptroller General (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Mary O'Connor, Legal Counsel (Transport Canada) Allen Sutherland, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Privy Council Office) Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 9:33 AM Pat Breton, Director General, Procurement and Vendor Relationships (Shared Services Canada) Gervais Coulombe, Chief, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Anne David, Advisor/Economist, Funds Management Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) James Greene, Senior Advisor, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Leblanc, Director, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Trevor McGowan, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) David Moore, Director, Program Design, Canada Education Savings Program (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Nicolas Moreau, Director, Funds Management Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Christine Nagy, Senior Strategic Planning Advisor, Canada Education Savings Program (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Atiq Rahman, Acting Director General, Canada Student Loans Program (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) James Wu, Chief, Funds Management Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 1 of Part 4 of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2016 and other measures	Foreign Affairs and International Trade AEFA	(2017-05-08)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 10:32 AM Jean Bédard, Q.C., Member and Acting Chairperson (Canadian International Trade Tribunal) Laura Bourns, Senior Economist, Trade Rules, International Trade and Finance Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Nick Covelli, Executive Director (Canadian International Trade Tribunal) Patrick Halley, Director, International Trade Policy Division, International Trade and Finance Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Darryl Larson, Acting Director General, Trade and Anti-dumping Programs (Canada Border Services Agency)
The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 10 and 17 of Part 4 of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures	Legal and Constitutional Affairs LCJC	(2017-05-08)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 2:15 PM Margaret Bloodworth, Commissioner, Quadrennial Commission (Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission) Adair Crosby, Senior Counsel / Deputy Director, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy (Department of Justice) Anna Dekker, Counsel, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy (Department of Justice) Marc Giroux, Deputy Commissioner (Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs) Peter Griffin, Commissioner, Quadrennial Commission (Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission) Louise Meagher, Executive Director (Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission) Gil Rémillard, Chair, Quadrennial Commission (Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission) Laurie Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector (Department of Justice)
The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 12 and 19 of Part 4 of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures	National Security and Defence SECD	(2017-05-08)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Monday, May 15, 2017 at 1:15 PM Maxime Beaupré, Chief, Financial Systems Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Dan Lambert, Assistant Director, Intelligence, Operations (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada) Faith McIntyre, Director General, Policy and Research Division, Strategic Policy and Commemoration (Veterans Affairs Canada) Lisa Pezzack, Director, Financial Systems Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 3, 8, 18 and 20 of Part 4 of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures	Banking, Trade and Commerce BANC	(2017-05-08)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:34 AM Colleen Campbell, Vice-Chair (BMO Capital Markets) Andrew Claerhout, Senior Managing Director, Infrastructure and Natural Resources (Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board) Darren Hannah, Vice President, Finance, Risk and Prudential Policy (Canadian Bankers Association) Blair Patacairk, Chair, Government Relations Committee (Consider Canada City Alliance) Mark Romoff, President and CEO (The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships) Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 4:17 PM Patricia Brady, Director General, Investment Review Branch (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Justin Brown, Chief, Financial Systems Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Glenn Campbell, Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Finance and Investment, Canada Infrastructure Bank Transition Office (Infrastructure Canada) Greg Cowper, Managing Director, Policy, Insurance and Emerging Risks (Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation) Jonathan DeWolfe, Director, Policy and Outreach, Investment Review Branch (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Manuel Dussault, Chief, Financial Services Trade and Relations, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Niko Fleming, Chief, Infrastructure, Sectoral Policy Analyst, Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Shawn Grover, Analyst, Canada Infrastructure Bank Transition Office (Infrastructure Canada) Steve Kuhn, Director, Canada Infrastructure Bank Transition Office (Infrastructure Canada) André LeBlanc, Executive Advisor, Transition Team, International Business Development, Investment and Innovation (Global Affairs Canada) Louis Marcotte, Director General, Investment and Innovation, International Business Development, Investment and Innovation (Global Affairs Canada) Jack Mintz, President's Fellow, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary (As an Individual) Liane Orsi, Senior Advisor, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Geneviève Pellerin, Counsel, Legal Service (Global Affairs Canada) Lisa Pezzack, Director, Financial Systems Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 5, 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 of Part 4 of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures	Social Affairs, Science and Technology SOCI	(2017-05-08)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 2:15 PM Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 2:14 PM Judith Andrew, Commissioner for Employers (Canada Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC)) Rutha Astravas, Director, Special Benefits, Employment Insurance Policy (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Andrew Brown, Executive Director, Employment Insurance Policy (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Barbara Byers, Secretary-Treasurer (Canadian Labour Congress) Margaret Hill, Senior Director, Strategic Policy and Legislative Reform, Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Pierre Laliberté, Commissioner for Workers (Canada Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC)) Monique Moreau, Vice President, National Affairs (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Chris Roberts, Director, Social and Economic Policy (Canadian Labour Congress) Charles Philippe Rochon, Acting Manager, Labour Standards and Wage Earner Protection Program, Workplace Directorate, Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Duncan Shaw, Director, Employment Insurance Part II Benefits and Measures, Employment Programs Policy and Design, Skills and Employment Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Nora Spinks, Chief Executive Officer (Vanier Institute of the Family) Rose Young, Manager, Employment Insurance Part II Benefits and Measures, Employment Programs Policy and Design (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:30 AM Dr. Alan Bernstein, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)) Jody Cox, Vice-president, Federal and International Affairs (Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association) Declan Hamill, Vice-President, Legal, Regulatory and Policy (Innovative Medicines Canada) Jim Keon, President (Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association) David Lee, Executive Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch (Health Canada) Alison McDermott, Director General, Science and Innovation Sector, Program Coordination Branch (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Keith McIntosh, Executive Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs (Innovative Medicines Canada) Naira Minto-Saaed, Director, Strategic Planning and Accountability Division, Resource Management and Operations Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch (Health Canada) Ed Morgan, Director General, Policy, Planning and International Affairs Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch (Health Canada) Deryck Trehearne, Director General, Resource Management and Operations Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch (Health Canada)
Bill C-18, An Act to amend the Rouge National Urban Park Act, the Parks Canada Agency Act and the Canada National Parks Act	Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources ENEV	(2017-05-04)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 8:00 AM Jim Robb, General Manager (Friends of the Rouge Watershed) Janet Sumner, Executive Director, Wildlands League (Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society) Pam Veinotte, Field Unit Superintendent, Rouge National Urban Park (Parks Canada Agency) Mike Whittamore, Owner (Whittamore’s Farm) Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 5:02 PM The Honourable Catherine McKenna, P.C., M.P., Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Rachel Grasham, Director Policy, Legislative and Cabinet Affairs (Parks Canada Agency) Pam Veinotte, Field Unit Superintendent, Rouge National Urban Park (Parks Canada Agency) Daniel Watson, Chief Executive Officer (Parks Canada Agency)

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