Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2017-03-20 15:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Pat Kelly",
        "fr": "M. Pat Kelly"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4807021\"> With regard to the proposals for reforming the Business of Supply put forward in the President of the Treasury Board\u2019s discussion paper entitled \u201cEmpowering Parliamentarians through Better Information: The Government\u2019s Vision for Estimates Reform\u201d: (<em>a</em>) what evidence does the President of the Treasury Board rely on in determining that the procedure for the Business of Supply needs modification; (<em>b</em>) if the changes mentioned in the discussion paper are implemented, how much time does the government plan Parliament will have to scrutinize the Estimates; (<em>c</em>) if the changes mentioned in the discussion paper are implemented, what acess does the government plan, if any, that parliamentary committees will have to Ministers to question them on record concerning spending for departments and agencies within their portfolios before the same is approved or denied; (<em>d</em>) what steps, if any, does the government plan to take to streamline internal processes for more efficient Treasury Board approval of spending initiatives in order to allow alignment of the Main Estimates and Budget release dates; (<em>e</em>) which steps mentioned in (<em>d</em>) are currently under consideration and what progress in implementation has been made thereon; (<em>f</em>) with the proposal to appropriate funds on a level of core responsibilities of departments is implemented, what steps does the government anticipate will be required to link approval for the same to precise spending items; (<em>g</em>) what steps, if any, are under consideration to increase parliamentary committees\u2019 ability to amend spending proposed in the Estimates and what progress in implementation has been made thereon; and (<em>h</em>) what were the findings or results of the evidence mentioned in (<em>a</em>) through (<em>g</em>)? </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4807021\"> En ce qui concerne les propositions de r\u00e9forme des subsides qui sont avanc\u00e9es dans le document de discussion pr\u00e9par\u00e9 par le pr\u00e9sident du Conseil du Tr\u00e9sor intitul\u00e9 \u00ab Outiller les parlementaires avec de la meilleure information - Vision gouvernementale de la r\u00e9forme des budgets des d\u00e9penses \u00bb: <em>a</em>) sur quelles preuves le pr\u00e9sident du Conseil du Tr\u00e9sor se fonde-t-il pour d\u00e9terminer que le processus des travaux des subsides doit \u00eatre modifi\u00e9; <em>b</em>) si les modifications dont il est question dans le document de discussion sont mises en \u0153uvre, le Parlement disposera de combien de temps pour examiner les budgets des d\u00e9penses; <em>c</em>) si les modifications dont il est question dans le document de discussion sont mises en \u0153uvre, de quel acc\u00e8s aux ministres les comit\u00e9s parlementaires disposeront, le cas \u00e9ch\u00e9ant, pour les interroger officiellement sur les dossiers des d\u00e9penses de leur minist\u00e8re et des organismes relevant de leur portefeuille, et ce, avant l\u2019approbation ou le rejet de ces d\u00e9penses; <em>d</em>) quelles mesures, le cas \u00e9ch\u00e9ant, le gouvernement entend-il prendre pour simplifier les processus internes afin d\u2019obtenir une approbation plus efficace par le Conseil du Tr\u00e9sor des initiatives de d\u00e9penses, en vue de permettre d\u2019harmoniser les dates de pr\u00e9sentation des budgets principaux des d\u00e9penses et de l'expos\u00e9 budg\u00e9taire; <em>e</em>) quelles mesures mentionn\u00e9es en <em>d</em>) sont actuellement \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tude, et o\u00f9 en est rendue leur mise en application; <em>f</em>) si la proposition visant \u00e0 affecter des fonds selon le niveau des responsabilit\u00e9s de base des minist\u00e8res est mise en \u0153uvre, quelles mesures le gouvernement devra-t-il prendre pour lier l\u2019approbation de ces fonds \u00e0 des postes de d\u00e9penses pr\u00e9cis; <em>g</em>) quelles mesures sont destin\u00e9es \u00e0 accro\u00eetre la capacit\u00e9 des comit\u00e9s parlementaires de modifier les cr\u00e9dits budg\u00e9taires \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tude, le cas \u00e9ch\u00e9ant, et o\u00f9 en est rendue leur mise en application; <em>h</em>) quels ont \u00e9t\u00e9 les r\u00e9sultats ou les retomb\u00e9es des preuves mentionn\u00e9es de <em>a</em>) \u00e0 <em>g</em>)? </p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2017/3/20/pat-kelly-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/pat-kelly/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4238/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "p4807021",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Questions Passed as Orders for Return",
        "fr": "Questions transform\u00e9es en ordres de d\u00e9p\u00f4t de documents"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Question No. 806",
        "fr": "Question no 806"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2017/3/20/",
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    }
}