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Minutes of Proceedings

43rd Parliament, 2nd Session
Meeting 20
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 4:58 p.m. to 6:25 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Robert Kitchen (Conservative)

Library of Parliament
• Raphaëlle Deraspe, Analyst
• Ryan van den Berg, Analyst
Treasury Board Secretariat
• Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
• Roger Ermuth, Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management Sector, Office of the Comptroller General
• Rod Greenough, Executive Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates
• Glenn Purves, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector
• Sonya Read, Acting Assistant Secretary, Digital and Services Policy
• Tolga Yalkin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Workplace Policies and Services


Treasury Board Secretariat
• Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
• Roger Ermuth, Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management Sector, Office of the Comptroller General
• Rod Greenough, Executive Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates
• Glenn Purves, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector
• Sonya Read, Acting Assistant Secretary, Digital and Services Policy
• Tolga Yalkin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Workplace Policies and Services

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(5) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, the committee commenced consideration of the Supplementary Estimates (C), 2020-21: Vote 1c under Department of Public Works and Government Services, Vote 1c under National Capital Commission, Votes 1c and 5c under Shared Services Canada, and Votes 1c, 15c and 20c under Treasury Board Secretariat, referred to the committee on Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, the committee commenced its study of Departmental Results Reports for the period ended March 31, 2020.


By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That the speaking notes presented by the President of the Treasury Board be taken as read and appended to the Evidence of today's meeting.

Glenn Purves made a statement and, with Karen Cahill, Roger Ermuth, Sonya Read and Tolga Yalkin, answered questions.

Motion

Kelly McCauley moved, — That, in the context of its study of the Supplementary Estimates (C), 2020-21, the committee send for, from the Treasury Board Secretariat, all monthly COVID-19 expenditures reports and COVID-19 spending data as disclosed by the chief financial officers of all respective departments and that these documents be provided to the committee no later than Wednesday, March 17, 2021, and then update this committee on a monthly basis by the 15th of the month.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and the result of the vote was announced:

YEAS: Matthew Green, Rachael Harder, Kelly McCauley, Pierre Paul-Hus, Julie Vignola — 5;

NAYS: Bob Bratina, Marci Ien, Majid Jowhari, Irek Kusmierczyk, Steven MacKinnon — 5.

Whereupon, the Chair voted in the affirmative.

Accordingly, the motion was agreed to.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 6:25 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Paul Cardegna
Clerk of the Committee