Government Operations Committee on May 17th, 2016

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

Main Estimates 2016-17: Vote 1 under Canada Post Corporation, Vote 1 under Canada School of Public Service, Vote1 under Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat, Vote 1 under Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board, Vote 1 under Governor General, Vote 1 under Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, Vote 1 under Privy Council, Vote 1 under Public Service Commission, Votes 1 and 5 under Public Works and Government Services, Votes 1 and 5 under Shared

Reports on Plans and Priorities 2016-17

Supplementary Estimates (A) 2016-17: Vote 1a under Privy Council Office, Votes 1a and 5a under Public Works and Government Services, Votes 1a and 5a under Shared Services Canada, Votes 1a and 20a under Treasury Board Secretariat

Committee Business

Members speaking

Before the committee

Judy Foote Minister of Public Services and Procurement

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

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

Kelly McCauley Conservative Edmonton West, AB

I think as a group is fine.

5:10 p.m.

NDP

Erin Weir NDP Regina—Lewvan, SK

I agree.

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

All right.

I don't believe I'm required to read all the votes into the record, because they will be placed on the record. We will just have a quick vote whether to carry or negative all of the votes in the main estimates.

CANADA POST CORPORATION

Vote 1—Payments for special purposes..........$22,210,000

(Vote 1 agreed to)

CANADA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$69,217,505

(Vote 1 agreed to)

CANADIAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$5,547,133

(Vote 1 agreed to)

CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND SAFETY BOARD

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$26,267,261

(Vote 1 agreed to)

GOVERNOR GENERAL

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$20,034,516

(Vote 1 agreed to)

OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$4,936,421

(Vote 1 agreed to)

PRIVY COUNCIL

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$105,746,416

(Vote 1 agreed to)

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$71,160,178

(Vote 1 agreed to)

PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$1,563,893,483

Vote 5—Capital expenditures..........$1,183,196,646

(Votes 1 and 5 agreed to)

SHARED SERVICES CANADA

Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$1,192,407,135

Vote 5—Capital expenditures..........$268,084,298

(Votes 1 and 5 agreed to)

THE SENATE

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$58,276,163

(Vote 1 agreed to)

TREASURY BOARD SECRETARIAT

Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$209,531,439

Vote 5—Government Contingencies..........$750,000,000

Vote 10—Government-Wide Initiatives..........$3,193,000

Vote 20—Public Service Insurance..........$2,337,061,397

Vote 25—Operating Budget Carry Forward..........$1,600,000,000

Vote 30—Paylist Requirements..........$600,000,000

Vote 33—Capital Budget Carry Forward..........$600,000,000

(Votes 1, 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, and 33 agreed to)

Thank you.

We will now suspend very shortly while we go in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]