Evidence of meeting #42 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 services.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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MPs speaking

Also speaking

Crystal Warner  National Executive Vice-President, Canada Employment and Immigration Union

11:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

You have 50 seconds, so it will have to be a relatively brief answer.

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Liberal

Joanne Thompson Liberal St. John's East, NL

It will be very quick.

Treasury Board has said that there are policies to support small and medium-sized Canadian businesses, such as requirements to unbundle so that smaller companies can participate in individual requirements rather than bringing something together that allows only large multinational companies to participate. Are these policies working well?

11:55 a.m.

National Executive Vice-President, Canada Employment and Immigration Union

Crystal Warner

I'm sorry, but I don't have a good answer for you. I think that falls outside of my scope of expertise. It's an interesting question, though.

11:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

That's great.

Thank you, Ms. Warner. Our one hour is up, so we'll let you go. We appreciate the time you spent with us today.

11:55 a.m.

National Executive Vice-President, Canada Employment and Immigration Union

Crystal Warner

Thank you very much.

11:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

The public portion of the meeting is now complete. We're going to proceed in camera.

With that, we are suspended.

[Proceedings continue in camera]