Evidence of meeting #14 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was buildings.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Gavin Liddy  Associate Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Marie Lemay  Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Ron Parker  President, Shared Services Canada
John Glowacki Jr.  Chief Operating Officer, Shared Services Canada
Kevin Radford  Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Lisa Campbell  Assistant Deputy Minister, Acquisitions Branch, Public Services and Procurement Canada

3:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Ladies and gentlemen, we do have a quorum, and since we are running a little late because of the votes, I think we'll get going now.

Before we begin the proceedings, I believe Mr. Weir has a motion.

3:45 p.m.

NDP

Erin Weir NDP Regina—Lewvan, SK

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

It is fairly rare that we have a minister of the crown gracing us with her presence, and in a room that has the technical capacity to be televised. I understand there is a television crew standing by, so I would move that this meeting be televised.

3:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

For the benefit of the committee members, we do not need unanimous consent for that, but we do need a majority of the committee to allow the proceedings to be televised.

I will start on the government side and ask for a “yes” or “no” for these proceedings to be televised.

Mrs. Shanahan, go ahead.

3:45 p.m.

Liberal

Brenda Shanahan Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle, QC

I am going to say no.

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Liberal

Nick Whalen Liberal St. John's East, NL

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Mr. Grewal.

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Liberal

Raj Grewal Liberal Brampton East, ON

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Mr. Drouin.

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Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Are we televised on ParlVU right now?

3:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

We are not being televised at all now. We are voting on whether or not to be televised.

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Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Okay, that's fine.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Is that a yes?

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Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Mr. Blaney.

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Conservative

Steven Blaney Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC

Yes, absolutely.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Mr. McCauley.

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Conservative

Kelly McCauley Conservative Edmonton West, AB

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Mr. Weir.

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NDP

Erin Weir NDP Regina—Lewvan, SK

Yes.

3:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

We will suspend for just a couple of moments. When we return, these proceedings will be not only public but televised.

3:48 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Colleagues, Minister, and officials, I call this meeting to order.

This is meeting number 14. We are here to deal with the main estimates and the report on plans and priorities.

Before we introduce the minister and begin our proceedings, I will mention for the benefit of the committee members that we will need about 15 minutes before the expiry of this meeting to go over some committee business, most of which we weren't able to discuss in the last meeting.

I will be adjourning the formal proceedings of this meeting and going in camera at approximately 5:15, so we will have a bit of a truncated meeting today. We will have just slightly less than an hour and a half for all the questions you have.

With that, I would like to welcome Minister Foote before our committee, once again.

Minister, would you care to introduce the officials that you have with you? Then I will ask Mr. Parker from Shared Services Canada to do the same, and we will begin with your opening statement.

3:48 p.m.

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Newfoundland & Labrador

Liberal

Judy Foote LiberalMinister of Public Services and Procurement

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is a pleasure to be here.

Today I am joined, to my immediate right, by my deputy minister, Marie Lemay, who joined Public Services and Procurement Canada as recently as April 11. We are delighted to have her. Next to her, we have associate deputy minister Gavin Liddy. We also have, to my immediate left, the president of Shared Services Canada, Ron Parker, along with the chief operating officer, John Glowacki.

3:48 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Thank you very much, Minister.

Now, you can commence with your opening statement. I believe it is about 10 minutes.

3:48 p.m.

Liberal

Judy Foote Liberal Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, NL

If that....

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Thank you.

Please, proceed.