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James Frank
With all this reckless
spending we might have to open a new museum dedicated to what Canada
used to be like when it was prosperous and responsible.
David Raymond Amos
@James Frank I sure wish some
ethical journalist from somewhere in this wonderful old world would ask
me what i know about the very unethical Privy Council Office before
George H. W. Bush's dream of a "New World Order" becomes a reality no
thanks to the mindless Yankee President Trump and his new buddy Prime
Minister Trudeau "The Younger" and his many cohorts within the British
Commonwealth, the UN and NATO etc.
David Raymond Amos
@David Raymond Amos I might
as well mutter to myself and repeat what CBC says about the PCO which is
after all what the title of this article is about.
As you read what I quote below would you believe anything the Liberal profess in their latest budget? More importantly would it be wonderful for my fellow taxpayers if the Crown Corp known as the CBC told the whole story?
"The budget for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Privy Council Office is set to rise by 20 per cent this year, making it one of the largest budgets for the office in a decade.
According to spending estimates tabled in the House of Commons Thursday, the budget for the Privy Council Office will jump to $144.9 million for the coming fiscal year from $120.7 million.
However, that pales in comparison to the $163.9 million the PCO actually ended up getting in spending authorities in the past year.
Each of the government's three supplementary spending estimates over the course of the year added to the PCO's budget. The projects ranged from information technology modernization and electoral reform to security upgrades, and included $10.8 million more "to enhance the Privy Council Office's capacity to support the prime minister and cabinet ministers in delivering the government's agenda."
As you read what I quote below would you believe anything the Liberal profess in their latest budget? More importantly would it be wonderful for my fellow taxpayers if the Crown Corp known as the CBC told the whole story?
"The budget for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Privy Council Office is set to rise by 20 per cent this year, making it one of the largest budgets for the office in a decade.
According to spending estimates tabled in the House of Commons Thursday, the budget for the Privy Council Office will jump to $144.9 million for the coming fiscal year from $120.7 million.
However, that pales in comparison to the $163.9 million the PCO actually ended up getting in spending authorities in the past year.
Each of the government's three supplementary spending estimates over the course of the year added to the PCO's budget. The projects ranged from information technology modernization and electoral reform to security upgrades, and included $10.8 million more "to enhance the Privy Council Office's capacity to support the prime minister and cabinet ministers in delivering the government's agenda."
David Raymond Amos
@David Raymond Amos Anybody
remember. Harper first clerk of the PCO The Honourable Kevin G. Lynch,
P.C., O.C., PH. D, LL.D Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group who also serves
on several corporate boards CN, Empire Company Limited and CNOOC Limited
etc. Does anyone remember owns the lions share of CN now or what the
Empire Company is and of course who bought Nexen)????
How about something I wrote 11 very long years ago?
http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/2006/05/harper-and-bankers.html
https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/corporate-information/executive-bios/kevin-lynch
"The Privy Council's budget is the highest since the 2006-07 fiscal year when former prime minister Stephen Harper first came to office and budgeted $146.7 million for the PCO. However, his government slashed the PCO's budget the following year to $127.3 million.
The Privy Council Office co-ordinates the actions of the government across departments and serves as the bureaucracy for the Prime Minister's Office."
How about something I wrote 11 very long years ago?
http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/2006/05/harper-and-bankers.html
https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/corporate-information/executive-bios/kevin-lynch
"The Privy Council's budget is the highest since the 2006-07 fiscal year when former prime minister Stephen Harper first came to office and budgeted $146.7 million for the PCO. However, his government slashed the PCO's budget the following year to $127.3 million.
The Privy Council Office co-ordinates the actions of the government across departments and serves as the bureaucracy for the Prime Minister's Office."
David Raymond Amos
@David Raymond Amos Michael
Wernick the latest top bureaucrat in our native land was already in
place long before the writ was dropped for the 42nd Parliament. Trudeau
"The Younger" just made it official once he secured his mandate tis all.
Checkout his bragging for yourself
http://www.clerk.gc.ca/eng/feature.asp?pageId=258
"In an eight-year tenure at Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development from 2006 to 2014, Mr. Wernick assisted four Ministers in advancing the Government’s Aboriginal and Northern agendas.
Mr. Wernick has the unique distinction of having been deeply involved in the transition process and start up of three new governments, and attending the swearing in and first Cabinet meeting of three Prime Ministers (Martin in 2003, Harper in 2006, Trudeau in 2015).
Mr. Wernick has developed many of today’s public service leaders. Prior to becoming Clerk, fifteen members of his management teams had been promoted to or within the Deputy Minister community."
Everybody and his dog who understands Indian Affairs knows I crossed paths with Michael Wernick bigtime when he was Andy Scott's Deputy Minister. At least CTV and Wernickcannot deny why I ran against Scott in Fredericton at Xmass time 2005 N'esy Pas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1azdNWbF3A
Checkout his bragging for yourself
http://www.clerk.gc.ca/eng/feature.asp?pageId=258
"In an eight-year tenure at Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development from 2006 to 2014, Mr. Wernick assisted four Ministers in advancing the Government’s Aboriginal and Northern agendas.
Mr. Wernick has the unique distinction of having been deeply involved in the transition process and start up of three new governments, and attending the swearing in and first Cabinet meeting of three Prime Ministers (Martin in 2003, Harper in 2006, Trudeau in 2015).
Mr. Wernick has developed many of today’s public service leaders. Prior to becoming Clerk, fifteen members of his management teams had been promoted to or within the Deputy Minister community."
Everybody and his dog who understands Indian Affairs knows I crossed paths with Michael Wernick bigtime when he was Andy Scott's Deputy Minister. At least CTV and Wernickcannot deny why I ran against Scott in Fredericton at Xmass time 2005 N'esy Pas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1azdNWbF3A
Trudeau's Privy Council Office budget the highest in a decade
Industry, the arts, veterans and Indigenous Canadians all slated to get more money
By Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News Posted: Feb 24, 2017 5:00 AM ETHowever, that pales in comparison to the $163.9 million the PCO actually ended up getting in spending authorities in the past year.
Each of the government's three supplementary spending estimates over the course of the year added to the PCO's budget. The projects ranged from information technology modernization and electoral reform to security upgrades, and included $10.8 million more "to enhance the Privy Council Office's capacity to support the prime minister and cabinet ministers in delivering the government's agenda."
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The Privy Council's budget is the highest since the 2006-07 fiscal year when former prime minister Stephen Harper first came to office and budgeted $146.7 million for the PCO. However, his government slashed the PCO's budget the following year to $127.3 million.
The Privy Council Office co-ordinates the actions of the government across departments and serves as the bureaucracy for the Prime Minister's Office.
The main estimates tabled by Treasury Board President Scott Brison detail how the government plans to spend $257.9 billion next year. However, the final amount a department receives in a year can be increased when Finance Minister Bill Morneau's annual budget is tabled or through supplementary spending estimates.
Among the other projects, the increased money will also fund the PCO's role in the government's new appointments process and help PCO engage more with the provinces and territories.
Industry boost
However, among government departments, it is the Industry Department that is scheduled to get the biggest increase in its funding. The department's budget is to rise to $2.6 billion in the coming year, nearly double the $1.3 billion it received in the last main estimates and more than the $2.2 billion it ended up receiving over the course of the year.
Much of the new money is earmarked for programs announced in last year's budget such as the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund ($1 billion) or the Sustainable Development Technology Fund ($102.3 million).
New priorities
In many ways, the main estimates tabled Tuesday reflect the priorities of Trudeau's government after a year in office.
Funding for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency is up 90 per cent from the amount it started with in the last main estimates. Funding for the Office of Infrastructure of Canada, which will oversee the government's ambitious infrastructure program, is rising 81.2 per cent to $7 billion.
National museums, a number of which have needed significant work in recent years, will be getting more money. The National Museum of Science and Technology, which has been closed after a mould problem was detected, is getting a 141 per cent increase in funding to $144.5 million. The National Arts Centre, which is also under renovation, is to get $5 million — 79 per cent higher than the $2.8 million it started out with last year.
Spending on the Canada Council for the Arts is set to rise 41 per cent to $257.3 million. Spending at the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development — now called Indigenous and Northern Affairs — is slated to rise 34 per cent to $10 billion, much of it to fulfil the promises made in the last budget for improvements in everything from water quality to education and housing.
Veterans funding increase
The government is also moving to make good on its promises to veterans with a 29.3 per cent increase in funding to $4.7 billion for Veterans Affairs Canada. The amount for disability awards and allowances is more than doubling — going to $1.5 billion from $659.9 million last year.
"VAC's budget fluctuates each year due to the demand-driven nature of its programs which are based on veterans' needs and entitlements," the government wrote.
In some cases, changes in budgets are tied to particular events. For example, Statistics Canada will see its budget drop 37.3 per cent because the census has largely been completed.
Some organizations, like Via Rail and Marine Atlantic, have yet to hear exactly how much money they will be getting over the coming year. Their estimates are down 42.3 per cent and 45.4 per cent respectively because millions of dollars of their funding expires March 31 and has not yet been renewed.
Elizabeth Thompson can be reached at elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca
Main Estimates 2017/18. Click on each column to sort by that category.
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