Pat Martin at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On November 29th, 2012. See this statement in context.

November 29th, 2012 / 8:50 a.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

We'll convene our meeting of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. Today we will continue our examination of the supplementary estimates (B) for 2012-13.

Today we've invited as witnesses representatives from the Department of Canadian Heritage. We're very pleased to have the deputy minister, Daniel Jean, here to make a presentation. He is joined by Robert Hertzog, the director general of the financial management branch.

Welcome, Mr. Hertzog.

We also have with us René Bouchard, the executive director of portfolio affairs.

Mr. Bouchard, welcome.

Monsieur Jean, maybe you have 10 or 15 minutes of opening remarks. The floor is yours.

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