Evidence of meeting #18 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was billion.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Michelle d'Auray  Secretary of the Treasury Board of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat
Bill Matthews  Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management, Treasury Board Secretariat
Christine Walker  Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services, Treasury Board Secretariat
Sally Thornton  Executive Director, Expenditure Operations and Estimates, Expenditure Management, Treasury Board Secretariat

5:20 p.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

A recorded vote is being called for.

(Motion negatived: nays 7; yeas 4)

This is the problem: there are more guys on that side than this side.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

It's not really a problem.

5:20 p.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

It depends on your point of view.

All right, we're about to go in camera then. We'll suspend the meeting briefly while we clear the room of guests.

[Proceedings continue in camera]