moved:
That the supplementary estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, be concurred in.
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Supplementary Estimates (A), 2012-13 June 6th, 2012
moved:
That the supplementary estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, be concurred in.
Main Estimates, 2012-13 June 6th, 2012
Madam Chair, the presentation of this bill is essentially identical to that used during the previous supply period.
Main Estimates, 2012-13 June 6th, 2012
moved:
That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, except any Vote disposed of earlier today and less the amounts voted in Interim Supply, be concurred in.
Parliamentary Budget Officer June 6th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, this is not about the union. If we decided to inform workers first, it is because we have compassion for them. Of course, as I said earlier, we then have the obligation in this House to inform Parliament and the Canadian public through the usual channels, such as the estimates, the quarterly financial reports and the public accounts. That is normal. That is how it usually works.
Parliamentary Budget Officer June 6th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, at the risk of repeating myself, I would remark that we are reporting to Parliament precisely in the normal means, through the estimates, the quarterly financial reports and the public accounts. We also have an obligation to the workers who report to us to inform them of any changes in the workplace that might affect them through workforce adjustment. Then we do our reports to Parliaments.
This is the normal way that the government reacts to changes in its expenses. We do report to Parliament and through that to the people of Canada. The people of Canada want to know that we are focused on jobs and economic opportunity.
Parliamentary Budget Officer June 6th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member well knows as she has been in this place long enough, there are a number of different ways and means that this government reports to Parliament and through Parliament to the people of Canada. We do so through the estimates, we do so through the quarterly financial reports and we do so with the public accounts.
We also think it is important, if there are to be changes in the workplace, that we contact the workers first so they can go through their workforce adjustment. That is the compassionate thing to do.
I am surprised that the hon. member, who purports to come from a party that is on the side of the workers, is not in fact on that side.
Parliamentary Budget Officer June 6th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, that is not the case. We will continue to report to Parliament through all the usual channels, including the estimates, the quarterly financial reports and the public accounts.
As usual, with budget 2012, we are supporting an economic action plan to boost our economy, fight unemployment, create jobs and encourage economic growth. That is our goal, and with budget 2012, we will succeed.
Questions on the Order Paper June 5th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, these expenses will be made available according to proactive disclosure guidelines. When posted, they can be found at http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pd-dp/gr-rg/index-eng.asp.
Questions on the Order Paper June 4th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the Treasury Board Secretariat cannot produce employment statistics by riding.
The Budget May 29th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, I can assure the hon. member that we have made some moderate decisions that are designed to get the budget back into balance in the medium term. This is part of our long-term jobs and growth strategy that the Minister of Finance ably put forward in budget 2012. That is what we are focused on. We are focused on jobs for Canadians from coast to coast to coast; we are focused on economic growth that can be shared by all Canadians; and we will continue to focus on that because that is the mandate the Canadian people gave to us.