EVIDENCE Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates NUMBER 016 1st SESSION 39th PARLIAMENT Thursday, September 28, 2006 Le jeudi septembre Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates CANADA [Recorded by Electronic Apparatus] EVIDENCE September 28, 2006 Committee Edited Evidence * Table of Contents * Number 016 (Official Version) Official Report * Table of Contents * Number 016 (Official Version) Témoignages * Table des matières * Numéro 016 (Version officielle) 16 28 09 2006 2006/09/28 11:05:00 House of Commons Comité permanent des opérations gouvernementales et des prévisions budgétaires Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates OGGO Chair The Honourable Diane Marleau 39 1 (1105) [ English ] The Chair (Hon.

Diane Marleau (Sudbury, Lib.)) : I'll call the meeting to order. I'm going to give you a little bit of history about these estimates. These were the estimates that we studied last spring or last June. We had one study on June 11, when they came to explain the estimates process. Public Works came before our committee at the beginning of June and Treasury Board was before our committee on June 20. I'll go quickly. We had the estimates process of June 11, Public Works came before us on June 8, and Treasury Board came before us on June 20. We passed the interim supply on May 3.

We're now going to basically pass those original estimates, less whatever amount was passed under interim supply. As far as I know, we cannot increase these amounts if we don't like them. They've already been decreased, as my friend Ray said. If you want to decrease them more, I'm not sure about that. I have a couple of things to ask you. Do you want me to read through all of the votes? There are about five of them. I won't do them one by one. I'll do them by group.

CANADIAN HERITAGE Public Service Commission Vote 95--Program expenditures..........$92,949,000 Public Service Labour Relations Board Vote 100--Program expenditures..........17,073,000 Public Service Staffing Tribunal Vote 105--Program expenditures..........$4,710,000 (Votes 95, 100, and agreed to on division) [ Translation ] Mr. Richard Nadeau (Gatineau, BQ) : Why “on division”? The Chair : Because we don't want them to think we like them and are prepared to give them everything they want. We're saying that we disagree, but that they have won. [ English ] Mr.

Raymond Bonin (Nickel Belt, Lib.) : Reporting doesn't have to be on division. [ Translation ] The Chair : It makes no difference.

It's not unanimous, but it doesn't matter. [ English ] GOVERNOR GENERAL Governor General Vote 1--Program expenditures..........$16,654,000 (Vote agreed to on division) PARLIAMENT The Senate Vote 1--Program expenditures..........$53,905,150 (Vote agreed to on division) PRIVY COUNCIL Privy Council Department Vote 1--Program expenditures..........$130,714,000 Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat Vote 5--Program expenditures..........$5,978,000 Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Vote 10--Program expenditures..........$25,486,000 (Votes 1, 5, and agreed to on division) PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES Public Works and Government Services Vote 1--Operating expenditures..........$2,154,809,000 Vote 5--Capital expenditures..........$342,634,000 Vote 10--Grants and contributions..........$3,632,000 (Votes 1, 5, and agreed to on division) TREASURY BOARD Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 1--Program expenditures..........$150,649,000 Vote 5--Government Contingencies..........$750,000,000 Vote 10--Government-Wide Initiatives..........$13,000,000 Vote 20--Public Service Insurance..........$1,663,800,000 Canada School of Public Service Vote 25--Program expenditures..........$84,641,000 Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada Vote 30--Program expenditures..........$97,675,000 (Votes 1, 5, 10, 20, 25, and agreed to on division) The Chair : Are there any other items that you wish to discuss?

Thank you. We're adjourned.