Louis Plamondon at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On March 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.

March 2nd, 2009 / 4:10 p.m.

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Louis Plamondon Bloc Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, QC

I would like to welcome you to the committee, Ms. Dawson.

What is the overall budget of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner's Office? The reason I ask is that you said you hired two consultants, then two more. You seem to have an unlimited budget. Was this hiring done under your initial budget?

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