Mr. Joël Girouard (Senior Privy Council Officer, Machinery of Government, Privy Council Office) at the Finance Committee

On May 2nd, 2023. See this statement in context.

May 2nd, 2023 / 11:25 a.m.

Joël Girouard Senior Privy Council Officer, Machinery of Government, Privy Council Office

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

My name is Joël Girouard, and I am a senior Privy Council officer.

I'm not sure how it was laid out in the 1953 bill, but this is an administrative provision. Ideally, it would be passed close to the date of the King's coronation, May 6. That's partially why the choice was made. It was the right time to introduce the legislation, and this is an administrative measure, in our view.

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