Diane Bourgeois at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On February 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.

February 5th, 2009 / 12:20 p.m.

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Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC

I ask you the question because the CBC recently reported on a problem the Public Service Commission is having in recruiting staff. Other, independent agencies are given commissions to the tune of $55 million. I don't know whether you saw that news item, which was on television and in the newspapers for two days.

How can you explain why you're requesting funding to modernize the public service when you're also giving funds to independent businesses outside the government?

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