Diane Bourgeois at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On November 19th, 2009. See this statement in context.

November 19th, 2009 / 5:10 p.m.

Bloc

Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I am angry with myself for not asking Mrs. MacPherson about the document she read at the start of the meeting.

Mrs. MacPherson, you know how concerned I am not only about government spending, but also about what is happening in departments, including employees' working conditions and what people are going through.

At the very beginning of your document, on page 2 of the French version, you ask for $7.3 million to eliminate permanently chronic pressures within the department. Can you tell me honestly what "chronic pressures" you have experienced and how you think they can be eliminated?

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