John McCallum at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On March 5th, 2012. See this statement in context.

March 5th, 2012 / 4:45 p.m.

Liberal

John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

Thank you.

I won't use it all. I have one, or at most, two questions. I'd like to start by reading to you Standing Order 81(7):When main estimates are referred to a standing committee, the committee shall also be empowered to consider and report upon the expenditure plans and priorities in future fiscal years of the departments and agencies whose main estimates are before it.

We saw an example of this with Mr. Wallace using the report on plans and priorities in conjunction—

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