Mike Wallace at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

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

November 24th, 2011 / 4:50 p.m.

Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

I have a very basic question for you.

Tell me if I'm completely wrong about the system, but departments put together their spending plans. They approve them within their department, I'm assuming. Then they go to Treasury Board for approval. I'm assuming they have to defend them in front of the Treasury Board.

You tell me where I'm wrong. Does the Treasury Board have the ability to say no, you can't spend that money, and does it do that?

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