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01:48:52

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance - May 6, 2026

National Finance - May 6, 2026 Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Sara Bennett, Director General and Senior General Counsel, Legal Services Branch (Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada) Francis Brisson, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management and Services Sector (Natural Resources Canada) Nick Covelli, Deputy Chief Administrator (Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada) Frank Des Rosiers, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Efficiency and Technology Sector (Natural Resources Canada) Glenn Hargrove, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service (Natural Resources Canada) Drew Leyburne, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Systems Sector (Natural Resources Canada) Tracey O’Donnell, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer (Law Commission of Canada) Maude-Émilie Pagé, Vice-President, Indigenous and Stakeholder Relations (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited) Claudine Pagé, Director General, Minerals Programs Branch, Lands and Minerals Sector (Natural Resources Canada) Shauna Van Praagh, President (Law Commission of Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:00:41

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance - May 5, 2026

Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Catherine Adam, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada) Andrew Campbell, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (Parks Canada) Serena Francis, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Employment and Social Development Canada) Brian Hickey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Benefits Delivery Modernization Implementation and Service Design Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada) Colette Kaminsky, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada) Stephanie Kirkland, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Integrated Service Strategy and Operations Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada) Jane Qin, Director General, Corporate Financial Planning and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Employment and Social Development Canada) Annette Ryan, Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Jonathan Wallace, Director General, Canada Student Financial Assistance Program, Learning Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:01:24

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – April 29, 2026

National Finance - April 29, 2026 Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Chuck Andary, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer (Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority) Andrew Brown, Associate Deputy Minister (Canadian Heritage) Nancy Fitchett, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) Joël Hupé, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority) Scott Hutton, Vice-President, Consumer, Analytics and Strategy (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) Kelsey MacTavish, Senior Vice-President, Operations (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) Joëlle Montminy, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Affairs (Canadian Heritage) Marc Morin, Secretary General and Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services and Operations (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) Vincent Ngan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs Sector (Canadian Heritage) France Pégeot, Chair and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Transportation Agency) Source: sencanada.ca

01:59:56

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – April 28, 2026

National Finance - April 28, 2026 Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Carmelle Barnabe, Director General, Corporate Services, and Chief Financial Officer (Canada Water Agency) Gemma Boag, Director General, Freshwater Policy and Engagement Directorate (Canada Water Agency) Patricia Brady, Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Programs Sector (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada) Dr. Paul Hébert, President (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Véronique Hiriart-Baer, Director General, Freshwater Management Directorate (Canada Water Agency) Bill Kroll, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Management Sector (Department of Justice Canada) Eric Landry, Vice-President, Operations Sector (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada) Owen Ripley, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector (Department of Justice Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

01:53:51

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – April 22, 2026

National Finance - April 22, 2026 Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witnesses Keith Conn, Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Economic Development (Indigenous Services Canada) Richard Goodyear, Chief Financial Officer (Indigenous Services Canada) Mary-Luisa Kapelus, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Direction (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Kirsten Mattison, Director General, Children, Families and Learning (Indigenous Services Canada) Aaron McCrorie, Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement Branch (Canada Border Services Agency) Manon Nadeau-Beaulieu, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Ryan Pilgrim, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (Canada Border Services Agency) Annie Rémillard, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Catherine Scott, Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Programs (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Candice St-Aubin, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Partnerships (Indigenous Services Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:03:16

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – April 21, 2026

National Finance - April 21, 2026 Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Jonathan Adams, Director General, Finance (Veterans Affairs Canada) Kenza El Bied, Director General, Policy and Outreach, Emergency Management Branch (Public Safety Canada) Steven Fiore, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer (Correctional Service Canada) Pamela Harrison, Acting Director General, Service Delivery and Program Management (Veterans Affairs Canada) Samantha Hazen, Chief Financial Officer (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Bryan Larkin, Senior Deputy Commissioner (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Craig Oldham, Director General, Crime Prevention Branch (Public Safety Canada) Karine Paré, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management Branch (Public Safety Canada) Maryse Plamondon, Acting Director of Programs (Public Safety Canada) Jay Pyke, Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs Sector (Correctional Service Canada) Pierre Tessier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch (Veterans Affairs Canada) Adrian Walraven, Director General, Indigenous Affairs (Public Safety Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:01:30

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – April 15, 2026

National Finance - April 15, 2026 Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Véronique Beaumier-Robert, Acting Chief Financial Officer, Financial Management Directorate (Department of Finance Canada) Julien Brazeau, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Patrick Comtois, Director General for Enterprise IT Procurement Enablers and Cloud, Chief Financial Officer and Procurement Branch (Shared Services Canada) Evelyn Dancey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Fiscal and Intergovernmental Policy (Department of Finance Canada) Scott Davis, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Procurement Branch (Shared Services Canada) Michael Hammond, Chief Financial Officer, Finance Branch (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Dominic Laporte, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Procurement Branch (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Trevor McGowan, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister (Legislation) (Department of Finance Canada) Hugo Pagé, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Commissioner, Finance and Administration Branch (Canada Revenue Agency) Melanie Serjak, Assistant Commissioner, Assessment, Benefit, and Service Branch (Canada Revenue Agency) Julie Turcotte, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Fiscal and Intergovernmental Policy (Department of Finance Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:05:48

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – April 14, 2026

National Finance - April 14, 2026 Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Carole Bidal, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Employee Relations and Total Compensation (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Annie Boyer, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Antoine Brunelle-Côté, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Shirley Carruthers, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, People and Corporate Management Branch (Global Affairs Canada) Louis Charland, Executive Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates Division, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Kurt Chin Quee, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Finance Branch (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Mike MacDonald, Acting Chief Information Officer of Canada (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Alison McDermott, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and International Affairs Branch (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Tara L. Shannon, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Wildlife Service (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

01:33:53

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – March 25, 2026

National Finance - March 25, 2026 Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 Witnesses Annie Boyer, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Antoine Brunelle-Côté, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Lieutenant-General Stephen R. Kelsey, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (Department of National Defence) Marc Mes, Deputy Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard Programs (Department of National Defence) Jonathan Moor, Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer (Department of National Defence) Heather Sheehy, Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) (Department of National Defence) Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Source: sencanada.ca

00:59:15

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – March 24, 2026

National Finance - March 24, 2026 Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 Witnesses Julie Drury, Acting Director General, Policy and Research Division (Veterans Affairs Canada) Eugene Gourevich, Director, Postal Affairs (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Lorenzo Ieraci, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Planning and Communications (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Annie Rémillard, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Pierre Tessier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch (Veterans Affairs Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

00:53:18

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – March 24, 2026

National Finance - March 24, 2026 Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 Witnesses Nelson Barbosa, Director General, Infrastructure and Governance (Indigenous Services Canada) Karen Campbell, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Children, Families and Learning (Indigenous Services Canada) Marc Geoffrion, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer Sector (Indigenous Services Canada) Georgina Lloyd, Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Affairs Organization (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Manon Nadeau-Beaulieu, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Candice St-Aubin, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policies and Partnerships (Indigenous Services Canada) Danielle White, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Treaties and Aboriginal Government (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

01:48:54

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – March 24, 2025

National Finance - March 24, 2025 Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Clause-by-clause consideration Witnesses Kimby Barton, Director General, Centre for Biosecurity, Regulatory Operations and Emergency Management Branch (Public Health Agency of Canada) Samir Chhabra, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Lorenzo Ieraci, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Planning and Communications (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Joanne Rigon, Executive Director, National Compensation Services and Executive Liaison Officer to Veterans Affairs Canada (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Source: sencanada.ca

01:40:17

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance - March 11, 2026

National Finance – March 11, 2026 Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Appearing The Honourable Steven MacKinnon, P.C., M.P, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Transport Canada) Witnesses Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director, Fundamental Freedoms Program (Canadian Civil Liberties Association) Charles Codère, Lawyer (Quebec Environmental Law Centre) Julia Croome, Director of Litigation Practice (Ecojustice) Luis Miguel Izquierdo Martin, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, High Speed Rail, Major Projects (Transport Canada) Muhannad Malas, Director of Law Reform (Ecojustice) Geneviève Paul, Chief Executive Officer (Quebec Environmental Law Centre) Nicholas Robinson, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security (Transport Canada) Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister (Transport Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:07:13

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – March 10, 2026

National Finance - March 10, 2026 Examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Appearing The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance and National Revenue (Department of Finance Canada) Witnesses Max Baylor, Director General, Business Income Tax Division (Department of Finance Canada) Michael DeJong, Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Affairs (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Judith Hamel, Director General, Financial Services Division (Department of Finance Canada) Nick Leswick, Deputy Minister (Department of Finance Canada) Jenelle Power, Executive Director, Red Tape Reduction Office (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Source: sencanada.ca

02:05:44

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – February 24, 2026

National Finance - February 24, 2026 Examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Martin Imbleau, President and Chief Executive Officer (Alto) Marc-Olivier Ranger, Chief Strategic Policy and Partnerships Officer (Alto) Félix Turgeon, Chief Legal Officer, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretariat (Alto) Bill C-4, An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure Clause-by-clause consideration Source: sencanada.ca

02:01:03

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – February 10, 2026

National Finance - February 10, 2026 Examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Jody Anderson, Vice-President, Partnerships, Strategy & Public Affairs (First Nations Finance Authority) Julie Blais, president (Réseau BIBLIO du Québec) Mary Chevreau, Executive Director (Canadian Urban Libraries Council) Ernie Daniels, President and Chief Executive Officer (First Nations Finance Authority) Bill C-4, An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure Witnesses Govindadeva Bernier, Director, Budgetary Analysis (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Carleigh Busby, Advisor-Analyst (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Jason Jacques, Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Mark Mahabir, Director General, Costing and Budgetary Analysis, and General Counsel (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Source: sencanada.ca

01:33:42

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – February 4, 2026

National Finance - February 4, 2026 Examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Bradley Callaghan, Associate Deputy Commissioner, Competition Promotion Branch (Competition Bureau Canada) Matthew Chiasson, Senior Policy Advisor, Competition Promotion Branch (Competition Bureau Canada) Chantale Côté, Director General, Policies, Integration and Governance, High-Speed Rail (Transport Canada) Miguel Izquierdo Martin, Director General, Commercial, Program Oversight and Governance, High-Speed Rail, Major Projects (Transport Canada) Lara Raoub, Director, Land Acquisition and Agreements, High-Speed Rail (Transport Canada) Vincent Robitaille, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs (Transport Canada) Lawrence Zuker, Manager, Cartels and Deceptive Marketing Branch (Competition Bureau Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

01:07:51

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – February 3, 2026

National Finance - February 3, 2026 Study and report on matters relating to federal estimates generally and other financial matters Witnesses Kristina Grinshpoon, Director, Fiscal Analysis (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Jason Jacques, Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Mark Mahabir, Director General, Costing and Budgetary Analysis, and General Counsel (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Diarra Sourang, Director, Economic Analysis (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Jason Stanton, Advisor-Analyst (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Source: sencanada.ca

01:09:36

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – December 10, 2025

Examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Jasmin Guénette, Vice-President, National Affairs (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Prerna Mathews, Vice-President and Head of ETFs, Mackenzie Investments (Canadian ETF Association) Christina Santini, Director, National Affairs (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Eli Yufest, Executive Director (Canadian ETF Association) Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 Consideration of a draft report Study and report on the practice of including non-financial matters in bills implementing provisions of budgets and economic statements Consideration of a draft report Source: sencanada.ca

02:03:57

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

National Finance – December 9, 2025

Examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Ben Chalmers, Senior Vice-President (Mining Association of Canada) Sharon DeSousa, National President (Public Service Alliance of Canada) Bryan N. Detchou, Senior Director, Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainability (Canadian Chamber of Commerce) Alex Greco, Senior Director, Manufacturing and Value Chains (Canadian Chamber of Commerce) Photinie Koutsavlis, Vice-President, Economic Affairs and Climate Change (Mining Association of Canada) Angella MacEwen, Director of Research (Canadian Union of Public Employees) Joe Waterman, Executive Vice-President, Chief Communications Officer (Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario) Source: sencanada.ca