Ms. Donna Dériger at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee

On March 16th, 2011. See this statement in context.

March 16th, 2011 / 4:25 p.m.

Acting Senior Director, Financial Management Strategies, Costing and Charging, Financial Management Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board Secretariat

Donna Dériger

The “Guide to Costing” is principles-based. It recognizes that reasonable assumptions need to be made. Cost estimates are often based on a variety of reasonable assumptions and other data that is known. The “Guide to Costing” explains how to cost; it does not instruct what to cost.

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