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Bill S-215, An Act to amend the Payment Card Networks Act (credit card acceptance fees) Banking, Trade and Commerce (2013-05-08)  
Case of privilege concerning a planned witness Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (2013-05-08)  
Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations) Banking, Trade and Commerce (2013-05-07) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of May 23, 2013 at 10:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting Subject to Change
  • Witnesses to follow (Canada Revenue Agency)
  • Alain Barré, Professor, Université Laval (As an individual)
  • Pierre Brun, Representative (Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers)
  • Douglas J. Forer, Partner, McLennan Ross LLP (As an individual)
  • Ian Lee, Professor, Carleton University (As an individual)
  • Bruce Ryder, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School (As an individual)
Meeting of May 22, 2013 at 4:15 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting Subject to Change
  • Witnesses to follow (Federation of Law Societies of Canada)
  • Russ Hiebert, M.P. (House of Commons)
  • Michael Mazzuca, Chair, National Pensions and Benefits Law Section (Canadian Bar Association)
  • Gilles Trudeau, Representative (Barreau du Québec)
Government Response to the fifth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages entitled: Internet, new media and social media: Respect for language rights!, tabled in the Senate on October 25, 2012 Official Languages (2013-05-02)  
Government Response, dated May 2, 2013, to the fourteenth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology entitled: Canada’s Clinical Trial Infrastructure: A Prescription for Improved Access to New Medicines, tabled in the Senate on November 1, 2012 Social Affairs, Science and Technology (2013-05-02)  
The subject-matter of Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on April 29, 2013 National Finance (2013-05-02) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of May 22, 2013 at 6:45 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting Subject to Change
  • The Honourable James M. Flaherty, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance
  • Officials (names to be confirmed)
Meeting of May 21, 2013 at 1:00 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting Subject to Change
  • André Baril, Director, Asylum Policy and Programs (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
  • Bernard Butler, Director General, Policy and Research Division (Veterans Affairs Canada)
  • Jason K. Cameron, Director General, Strategic Planning Directorate (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)
  • Diane Cofsky, Director, Program Directorate (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada)
  • Alexis Conrad, Director General, Program Policy, Planning and Coordination (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)
  • Ray Cuthbert, Director, Director's Office (Canada Revenue Agency)
  • Stéphane Cyr, Director General, Finance and Administration Directorate (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)
  • Debra Darke, Executive Director, Assisted Housing, Community Development (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
  • Matt Dooley, Senior Policy Analyst, Investment, Insolvency, Competition and Corporate Policy Directorate (Industry Canada)
  • Raquel Fragoso-Peters, Director, Policy and Liaison (Industry Canada)
  • Paul Halucha, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch (Industry Canada)
  • Soren Halverson, Senior Chief, Corporate Finance and Asset Management (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Alexandra Hiles, Project Lead, Citizenship Modernization (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
  • Janet Kavanagh, Director, Ports Policy (Transport Canada)
  • Julie Lachance, Senior Policy Analyst, Palliative and Continuing Care (Health Canada)
  • David Manicom, Director General, Immigration Branch (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
  • Nicolas Marion, Chief, Capital Markets and International Affairs, Securities Policies Division (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Helen McElroy, Acting Director, Health Human Resources Policy Directorate (Health Canada)
  • Nancy Milroy-Swainson, Director General, Office for Disability Issues (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)
  • Martin Mündel, Director, Temporary Resident Program Delivery Division (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
  • Gregory Newman, Senior Counsel, Justice Legal Services Division (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
  • Karine Paré, Director, Cost Management (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
  • Nadir Patel, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Finance and Operations (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
  • Allan Prochazka, Senior Analyst, Securities Policies Division (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Julie Rancourt, Senior Counsel, Legal Services Division (Canadian International Development Agency)
  • Vincent Rigby, Vice President (Canadian International Development Agency)
  • Tim Stupich, Director, Science Partnerships Team (Industry Canada)
  • Mary Taylor, Director, Habitat Conservation Management (Environment Canada)
  • David Tousignant, Policy Analyst, Income Security (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Frank Vermaeten, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)
Meeting of May 8, 2013 at 6:45 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Carlos Achadinha, Legislative Chief, Sales Tax Division, Public Sector Bodies (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Dean Beyea, Director, International Trade Policy (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Lucia Di Primio, Chief, Excise Policy, Sales Tax Division (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Shannon Grainger, Senior Project Leader, Financial Institutions Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Patrick Halley, Chief, Tariffs and Market Access (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Sean Keenan, Director, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Tom McGirr, Chief, Equalization and TFF Policy (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Pierre Mercille, Senior Legislative Chief, GST Legislation (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Jane Pearse, Director, Financial Institutions (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Sandra Phillips, Associate Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Deputy Attorney General's Office (Justice Canada)
  • Geoff Trueman, Director, Business Income Tax (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Nipun Vats, Director, Federal-Provincial Relations Division (Department of Finance Canada)
Meeting of May 7, 2013 at 9:30 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Ted Cook, Senior Legislative Chief, Tax Legislation Division (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Sean Keenan, Director, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
  • Sandra Phillips, Associate Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Deputy Attorney General's Office (Justice Canada)
  • Geoff Trueman, Director, Business Income Tax (Department of Finance Canada)
Government Response, dated May 1, 2013, to the ninth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights entitled: Cyberbullying Hurts: Respect for Rights in the Digital Age, tabled in the Senate on December 12, 2012 Human Rights (2013-05-01)  
Bill C-383, An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act and the International River Improvements Act Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2013-04-25) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of May 2, 2013 at 10:34 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting Link to the interim of this meeting
  • Adèle Hurley, Director, Program on Water Issues (University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs)
  • Ralph Pentland, Acting Chair, Canadian Water Issues Council (University of Toronto)
  • J. Owen Saunders, Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Canadian Institute of Resources Law (University of Calgary)
Meeting of May 1, 2013 at 4:17 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting Link to the interim of this meeting
  • Laura Farquharson, Executive Director, Legislative Governance, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Environmental Stewardship Branch (Environment Canada)
  • Stephen Gluck, Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Transboundary Affairs Division (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
  • Manon N. Lalonde, Senior Project-Program Engineer, Hydrological and Climatological Services, Meteorological Service of Canada (Environment Canada)
  • Larry Miller, M.P., Sponsor of the Bill
  • Martial Pagé, Director General, North America Policy Bureau (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
  • Dean Sherratt, Legal Officer (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
Bill C-43, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Social Affairs, Science and Technology (2013-04-25) Show/Hide the meeting information
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Meeting of May 9, 2013 at 10:29 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
Meeting of May 8, 2013 at 4:13 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting
  • Peter Edelmann, Lawyer (As an individual)
  • Raji Mangat, Lawyer (British Columbia Civil Liberties Association)
  • R. Reis Pagtakhan, Lawyer (As an individual)
  • Sharon Rosenfeldt, President (Victims of Violence)
Meeting of May 2, 2013 at 10:28 AM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting Link to the interim of this meeting
  • Barbara Jackman, Barrister and Solicitor (As an individual)
  • Richard Kurland, Lawyer and Policy Analyst (As an individual)
  • Gordon Maynard, Past Chair, National Immigration Law Section (Canadian Bar Association)
  • Julie Taub, Immigration and Refugee Lawyer (As an individual)
  • Tamra Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform (Canadian Bar Association)
Meeting of May 1, 2013 at 4:13 PM Link to the notice of this meeting Link to ParlVu for this meeting Link to the interim of this meeting
  • The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P., Minister
  • Marie Bourry, Senior General Counsel, Legal Services (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
  • Martin Collacott, Spokesperson (Centre for Immigration Policy Reform)
  • Emmanuelle Deault-Bonin, Manager, National Security Policy (Public Safety Canada)
  • Janet Dench, Executive Director (Canadian Council for Refugees)
  • Loly Rico, President (Canadian Council for Refugees)
  • Lesley Soper, Executive Director, Enforcement and Intelligence Programs (Canada Border Services Agency)
  • Catrina Tapley, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children) Legal and Constitutional Affairs (2013-04-23)  

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