Francis Drouin at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On October 5th, 2017. See this statement in context.

October 5th, 2017 / noon

Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Thank you.

There's one last point that I want to touch on. This act allows for 35 ministerial positions, but we obviously don't have a cabinet of 35. It's important to have voices at cabinet, but it's also important to be mindful of taxpayers. I recall the previous government had one of the biggest ministries, 40 ministers. Forty ministers is an embarrassment. I think they were tied for the largest cabinet in history.

I want to thank you, Minister, for coming to this committee. I appreciate your time.

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