Government Operations committee  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.

Government Operations committee  The measures I was referring to are the measures that my colleagues are developing. Our office is supportive of anything we can do to bring more efficiencies to these processes—for example, bringing down the contingency, removing choice to the passengers on the flight and looking

Government Operations committee  Absolutely. I'm in agreement with you.

Government Operations committee  I will give an overview, and then I'll ask my colleague Mr. Wheeler to add to this, as these are the objectives of the government. The Governor General is the commander-in-chief. One of the reasons we were going to this region and one of the things she did while she was there wa

Government Operations committee  I would like to clear things up about the meal costs by stating that I was on board one of those flights. I can guarantee that the meals that we received were the same ones that are served on board commercial flights. Nothing in the menus gave cause for alarm. That is why we thin

Government Operations committee  The Governor General was indeed in London for her official meeting with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This had not been possible during her swearing‑in ceremony due to pandemic restrictions. The flight you are referring to left Canada while the Governor General was overseas. Th

Government Operations committee  Good afternoon. Thank you, Chair and members of the committee, for this opportunity for me and my colleagues from Global Affairs and the Department of National Defence to assist the committee in its work today in its study of catering expenses related to official diplomatic trav