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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

43rd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 27

Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 3:00 p.m. to 6:33 p.m.

By Videoconference

Webcast

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Gabriel Ste-Marie

NDP

Peter Julian

Associate Members present

• Francesco Sorbara (Liberal)

Other Members present

• Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc Québécois)

• Elizabeth May (Green Party)

In attendance

House of Commons

• Christine Lafrance, Procedural Clerk

• Alexandre Roger, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Andrew Barton, Analyst

• Sylvain Fleury, Analyst

Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Witnesses

Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer

• Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer

• Xiaoyi Yan, Director, Budgetary Analysis

Office of the Auditor General

• Sylvain Ricard, Interim Auditor General of Canada

• Andrew Hayes, Deputy Auditor General and Interim Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

Pursuant to the orders of reference of Tuesday, March 24, and Saturday, April 11, 2020, the committee resumed its study of the Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Yves Giroux made a statement and, with Xiaoyi Yan, answered questions.

At 5:02 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:11 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Sylvain Ricard made a statement and, with Andrew Hayes, answered questions.

At 6:33 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

David Gagnon

Clerk of the Committee