Evidence of meeting #28 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was costs.
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5:20 p.m.
Deputy Secretary, Policy, Program and Protocol Branch, Office of the Governor General's Secretary
You should know that ferrying the entire delegation to London would have cost much more if we had taken into account hotel rooms, meals, etc. These are the types of discussions that we are always having.
5:20 p.m.
Conservative
Pierre Paul-Hus Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
My last question pertains to planning supplementary meals. What is the percentage of supplementary meals that are provided for? Is it 50%?
5:20 p.m.
LGen Eric Kenny
It is now set at 20%.
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
Pierre Paul-Hus Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
We learned that the figure has been changed. What was the percentage beforehand?
5:25 p.m.
LGen Eric Kenny
The percentage was changed in June.
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Conservative
5:25 p.m.
LGen Eric Kenny
It was set at 65%.
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Conservative
Pierre Paul-Hus Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
So it went from 65 to 20%.
Thank you.
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Robert Gordon Kitchen
Thank you, Mr. Paul-Hus.
Before I say anything more, is everyone comfortable with the questioning?
Okay, that's great. Thank you.
It is my understanding that we will end the questioning at this point in time out of respect for your offices and the time commitments that you made.
We do appreciate you coming on such short notice and being able to be here for us. It's nice to see you working together. That's what we like to see.
We had Team Canada from 50 years ago in the House of Commons today. It makes me reflect back to 50 years ago when I was a son of a colonel who was the military attaché at the High Commission in Pakistan. I saw the work that was being done between Global Affairs—it was foreign affairs at that time—and the military, as well as Her Majesty's Governor General, who is now His Majesty's Governor General. It's just a great pleasure for me to be able to say that.
I like to see that work. I really do appreciate your time here and your efforts to do that.
With that said, I will declare the meeting adjourned.