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42-1 42^nd Parliament, 1^st Session (December 3, 2015 - Present)

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Studies & Bills	Committee	Date Referred
Study on emerging issues related to its mandate and ministerial mandate letters	Transport and Communications TRCM	(2017-10-31)
Study on the impact and utilization of Canadian culture and arts in Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy, and other related matters	Foreign Affairs and International Trade AEFA	(2017-10-26)
Government response to the second report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, entitled Accessibility of Documents Incorporated by Reference in Federal Regulations, presented in the Senate on March 30, 2017	Scrutiny of Regulations (Joint) REGS	(2017-10-25)
Government response to the third report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, entitled Marginal Notes, presented in the Senate on March 30, 2017	Scrutiny of Regulations (Joint) REGS	(2017-10-25)
Examine and report on issues pertaining to the management of systemic risk in the financial system, domestically and internationally	Banking, Trade and Commerce BANC	(2017-10-17)
Government Response to the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry entitled Market Access: Giving Canadian Farmers and Processors the World, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on May 9, 2017	Agriculture and Forestry AGFO	(2017-10-17)
Study and report on issues and concerns pertaining to cyber security and cyber fraud	Banking, Trade and Commerce BANC	(2017-10-17)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 10:30 AM Brent Homan, Director General, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act Investigations Branch (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) Steven Johnston, Senior IT Research Analyst (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) Patricia Kosseim, Senior General Counsel and Director General, Legal Services, Policy, Research and Technology Analysis Branch (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 10:35 AM Darren Hannah, Vice President, Finance, Risk and Prudential Policy (Canadian Bankers Association) Andrew Ross, Director, Payments and Cyber Security (Canadian Bankers Association) Sandy Stephens, Assistant General Counsel (Canadian Bankers Association) Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 10:33 AM André Boucher, Director General, Cyber Security Partnerships (Communications Security Establishment) Benoît Dupont, Scientific Director (Smart Cybersecurity Network (SERENE-RISC)) Scott Jones, Deputy Chief, IT Security (Communications Security Establishment) Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 4:18 PM Chief Superintendent Scott Doran, Director General, Federal Policing Criminal Operations (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Superintendent Mark Flynn, Director, Cybercrime, Federal Policing (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Adam Hatfield, Acting Director General, National Cyber Security Directorate (Public Safety Canada) Charles Lowson, Director General, Counter Intelligence and Counter Proliferation (Canadian Security Intelligence Service)
Bill C-277, An Act providing for the development of a framework on palliative care in Canada	Social Affairs, Science and Technology SOCI	(2017-09-26)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 10:30 AM The Honourable Tobias C. Jr. Enverga, sponsor of the bill The Honourable Senator Rosa Galvez, Senator Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 5:15 PM Shawn Chirrey, Senior Manager (Canadian Cancer Society) Kelly Masotti, Director, Public Issues (Canadian Cancer Society) Pauline Tardif, Chief Executive Officer (Alzheimer Society of Canada) Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 10:30 AM Candace Chartier, Executive Chair (Ontario Long Term Care Association) Dr. J. David Henderson, President (Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians) Jennifer Kitts, Director of Policy and Strategy (HealthCareCAN) Dr. Frank Molnar, President (Canadian Geriatrics Society) Carolyn Pullen, Director, Policy, Advocacy and Strategy (Canadian Nurses Association) Dr. Jill Rice, Interim Medical Chief, Department of Palliative Medicine, Bruyère Continuing Care (HealthCareCAN) Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 4:16 PM Sharon Baxter, Executive Director (Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association) Marilyn Gladu, Member of Parliament for Sarnia-Lambton, sponsor of the bill Dr. Jose Pereira, Scientific Officer (Pallium Canada) Gerald Savoie, Board Chair (Pallium Canada)
Study on the Minister of Finance’s proposed changes to the Income Tax Act respecting the taxation of private corporations and the tax planning strategies involved	National Finance NFFN	(2017-09-26)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 1:00 PM Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 9:00 AM Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 1:00 PM Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 9:00 AM Monday, November 20, 2017 at 1:00 PM Monday, November 20, 2017 at 9:00 AM Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 1:00 PM Aaron Chiu, President (Doctors Manitoba) Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 9:00 AM Chuck Davidson, President and Chief Executive Officer (Manitoba Chamber of Commerce) The Honourable Cameron Friesen, Minister of Finance (Government of Manitoba) Mark Jones, Board Member (Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce) Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 1:00 PM Chris Guérette, Chief Executive Officer (Saskatoon & Region Home Builders' Association) Tanya Knight, Senior Vice President, Client Service (MNP LLP) Todd Lewis, President (Agriculture Producers Association of Saskatchewan) Stu Niebergall, President and Chief Executive Officer (Regina & Region Home Builders' Association) Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 9:00 AM Darla Lindbjerg, President and Chief Executive Officer (Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce) Steve McLellan, Chief Executive Officer (Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce) Keith Moen, Executive Director (North Saskatoon Business Association) Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 1:00 PM Kim G C Moody, Director, Canadian Tax Advisory, Moodys Gartner Tax Law LLP (As an Individual) Warren Pashkowich, Partner, Transaction Tax (Ernst & Young LLP) Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 9:00 AM Ken Kolby, President and Chief Executive Offier (Alberta Chambers of Commerce) Adam Legge, President and Chief Executive Officer (Calgary Chamber of Commerce) Monday, November 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM David Christian, Partner (Thorsteinssons LLP) Charles Lammam, Director, Fiscal Studies (Fraser Institute) Kevin Milligan, Professor, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia (As an Individual) Hugh C. Woolley, Income Tax Consultant (As an Individual) Monday, November 6, 2017 at 9:00 AM Iain Black, President and Chief Executive Officer (The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade) David G. Duff, Professor and Director Tax LLM Program, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia (As an Individual) Garnet Etsell, Past Chair (British Columbia Agriculture Council) Jock Finlayson, Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer (Business Council of British Columbia) Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 6:45 PM The Honourable Perrin Beatty, P.C., President and Chief Executive Officer (The Canadian Chamber of Commerce) Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy (The Canadian Chamber of Commerce) Jason Burggraaf, Policy and Government Relations Advisor (Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness) Loren Kroeker, Senior Vice President of Taxation Services (Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness) Benedict Leung, Liaison (Alliance concerning the 2017 Tax Reform) Karen Sands, Member and Spokesperson (Kingston Advocacy for Small Business) Jason Skilnick, Member and Spokesperson (Kingston Advocacy for Small Business) Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 3:30 PM The Honourable Bill Morneau, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance (Department of Finance Canada) Paul Rochon, Deputy Minister (Department of Finance Canada) Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 2:15 PM Mostafa Askari, Deputy Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Jean-Denis Fréchette, Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Chris Matier, Senior Director, Economic and Fiscal Analysis (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Stéphane Prud'homme, Director, Reorganizations Division, Income Tax Rulings Directorate (Canada Revenue Agency) Geoff Trueman, Assistant Commissioner, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch (Canada Revenue Agency) Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 9:32 AM Eric Brassard, Partner, Brassard Goulet Yargeau Integrated Financial Services (As an Individual) Jack Mintz, President's Fellow, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary (As an Individual) Alain Paquet, Full Professor, Department of Economics, Management Sciences School, University of Quebec at Montreal (As an Individual) Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 6:49 PM Dr. Magalie Dubé, Member (Canadian Association of Radiologists) Dr. Kulvinder Gill, President (Concerned Ontario Doctors) Dr. Larry Levin, President (Canadian Dental Association) Dr. Laurent Marcoux, President (Canadian Medical Association) Dr. Rita McCracken, Family Physician and Healthcare Advocate (As an Individual) Dr. Shawn Whatley, President (Ontario Medical Association) Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 2:16 PM Alan Acton, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Polaris Financial Inc. (As an Individual) Robert Boudreau, President, Robert Excavating (As an Individual) Robert A. Dyke, President, Dyke & Murphy Professional Corporation (As an Individual) Valentin Erikson, Real Estate Tax Lawyer, Erikson Law Firm Professional Corporation (As an Individual) Robert G. Kepes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tensor Machinery Ltd. (As an Individual) Laurent Proulx, Chief Executive Officer, Groupe Le Canadien (As an Individual) Joanne Sirois, President, Assurances Sirois Insurance Inc. (As an Individual) Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 2:15 PM Warren Blatt, Chair, Government Relations Committee, Board Member (Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting) Peter Braid, Chief Executive Officer (Insurance Brokers Association of Canada) Eric DenOuden, President (Canadian Home Builders' Association) Ryan J. Eickmeier, Vice-President, Government Relations and Public Policy (Canadian Franchise Association) Rachel Gervais, Partner, GTA Group Tax Service Line Leader (BDO Canada LLP) Jason O'Halloran, Tax Advisor (Investment Industry Association of Canada) Ian Russell, President and Chief Executive Officer (Investment Industry Association of Canada) Paul Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer (Mortgage Professionals Canada) Kevin Wark, Tax Advisor (Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting) Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 9:33 AM Mark Brock, Chairman (Grain Farmers of Ontario) Philippe Etter, Dairy Farmer (As an Individual) Ray Orb, President (Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities) Mark Wales, Chair of the Business Risk Management Committee (Canadian Horticultural Council) Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 6:47 PM Bruce Ball, Vice-President, Taxation (Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada) Brian Kingston, Vice President, International and Fiscal Issues (Business Council of Canada) Corinne Pohlmann, Senior Vice President, National Affairs and Partnerships (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 2:16 PM Stéphane Forget, President and Chief Executive Officer (Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec) Marc St-Roch, Accounting and Taxation Coordinator (Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA)) Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 9:31 AM Michel P. Coderre, Lawyer-Director, De Jure, Lawyers (As an Individual) David Macdonald, Senior Economist (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director (Canadian Taxpayers Federation) Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 6:49 PM Kim G C Moody, Director, Canadian Tax Advisory, Moodys Gartner Tax Law LLP (As an Individual) Ian Pryor, Tax Lawyer, Pryor Tax Law (As an Individual) Michael Wolfson, Adjunct Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health and Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 9:32 AM Ted Cook, Director, Tax Legislation Division (Department of Finance Canada) Brian Ernewein, General Director, Legislation, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Miodrag Jovanovic, General Director - Analysis, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Andrew Marsland, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 6:45 PM
Examine the Auditor General of Canada’s audit oversight recommendations	Subcommittee on the Senate Estimates SEBS	(2017-09-21)
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 11:30 AM Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 11:30 AM Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 11:30 AM Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 11:35 AM

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