Andrew Saxton at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On November 24th, 2011. See this statement in context.

November 24th, 2011 / 3:40 p.m.

Conservative

Andrew Saxton Conservative North Vancouver, BC

Thank you very much.

Minister, Canadians elected our government to return to a balanced budget and get out of deficit. In Budget 2010, the government announced cost-containment measures on operational spending. Why, then, has operational spending increased by $2.8 billion this year?

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