Government Operations Committee on Nov. 24th, 2011

Evidence of meeting #18 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was billion.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Supplementary Estimates (B) 2011-2012: Vote 100b under CANADIAN HERITAGE, Vote 1b under PRIVY COUNCIL, Votes 1b, 5b and 13b under PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMNENT SERVICES and Votes 1b and 15b under TREASURY BOARD
Committee Business

MPs speaking

Pat Martin
Sean Casey
Tony Clement
Alexandre Boulerice
Andrew Saxton
Ron Cannan
Mathieu Ravignat
Jacques Gourde
Scott Armstrong
Denis Blanchette
Laurie Hawn
Mike Wallace
Scott Simms

Also speaking

Michelle d'Auray  Secretary of the Treasury Board of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat
Bill Matthews  Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management, Treasury Board Secretariat
Christine Walker  Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services, Treasury Board Secretariat
Sally Thornton  Executive Director, Expenditure Operations and Estimates, Expenditure Management, Treasury Board Secretariat

5:20 p.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

A recorded vote is being called for.

(Motion negatived: nays 7; yeas 4)

This is the problem: there are more guys on that side than this side.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

It's not really a problem.

5:20 p.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

It depends on your point of view.

All right, we're about to go in camera then. We'll suspend the meeting briefly while we clear the room of guests.

[Proceedings continue in camera]