Diane Bourgeois at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On March 31st, 2009. See this statement in context.

March 31st, 2009 / 11:30 a.m.

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Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC

In his 16th annual report for the year ending March 31, 2009, Mr. Lynch, the Clerk of the Privy Council, states that deputy ministers are authorized to hire staff at this time and they can delegate their authority to hire clerical staff to the human resources branches of the various departments.

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